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7
19th. Annual Report.
Summary of the Borough Analyst's Quartly
Report for the year 1942.
1513 samples were submitted for analysis. Of these 1455 samples
consisted Of foods and drugs. The remaining 58 samples were received
from Borough Departments and private purchases.
Out of 682 formal samples 50 or 7.3 per cent. were adulerated
and out of 773 informal samples 83 or 10.7 per cent. were adulerated
making a total of 1455 samples out of which 133 or 9.1 per cent. were
adulerated.
Of the samples taken under the Food and Drugs Act 1129
consisted of foods and of these 91 or 8.1 per cent. were adulerated
(9 samples contained an allowed amount of preservative). Of 326
drugs 42 or 12.9 per cent. were adulerated.
Milk. 580 samples of milk were examined. The average
composition, including 12 adulerated samples was:-
Fat 3,58 percent., and solids-not-fat 8.65 per cent.

ø Reportedto the Factory. ҝ Letter sent by the Medical
Officer of Health.
Poor Quality Samples. 54 Samples, including 43 samples of milk
were reported as of inferior grade or doubtul quality.
Miscellaneous Samples. 58 samples were submitted for analysis.
Of these 41 were foods of which 8 or 19.5 per cent. were unsatisfactory.
D. Henville.
Borough Analyst.