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Stepney 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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21st ANNUAL REPORT
Summary of Borough analyst's Quarterly Reports for the year 1944.
1,621 samples were submitted for analysis. Of these 1,591 samples
were taken under the Food & Drugs Act.
The remaining 30 samples were received from Borough Departments.
Samples taken under the Food & Drugs Act.
Tota1 samples
659 samples wore taken formally.
932 samples wore taken informally.
Foods (taken under the Act)
Foods (private samples)
Drugs (taken under the Act)
Other private samples
1223
27
368
3
1,6 2l
Out of 1,250 samples of food, including private samples 67 or 5.4 per
cent were adulterated and out of 368 samples of drugs 10 or 2.7 per cent
were adulterated, making a total of 1,618 foods and drugs out of which
77 or 4.8 per cent wore adulterated.
MILK 572 samples wore examined. The average composition including
3 adulterated samples was;-
Fat. 3.64 por cent and solids-not-fat 8.72 por cent.
AD ULTERATED SAMPLES (including other offences)
| Nature | Adulterated, etc. | prosecutions | Cautioned. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Informal | Formal | . Private. | |||
| FOODS | |||||
| FOODS Meat paste | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Egg Sub.pdr. | 3 | - | |||
| Oatmeal | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Milk | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Buttered Rolls | 20 | 4 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Soya Flour | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fruit Drinks | 7 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Vinegar | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Baking Pdr. | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Wine | - | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Cloves | 1 | - | - | - | |
| PRIVATE FOODS | |||||
| Rice | — | _ | 1 | — | — |
| Semolina | — | 1 | — | ||
| Blanc-mange | — | - | 1 | - | |
| Milk | — | - . | 1 | — | |
| Lemonade | 1 | ||||
| DRUGS | |||||
| Paregoric Tabs | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Boracic Lint | 1 | — | — | ||
| Precipitated Chalk | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Anti-gas Oint. | 3 X | - | — | - | |
| Tartaric Acid | 1 | - | — | ||
| Time of Iodiro | 1 | - | - | — | |
| Tinc of Quininc | 1 | — | — | — | — |
X Reported to factory.
Total fines and costs £131. 17. 0
Poor quality samples 16 samples were reported as being of inferior
grade or doubtful quality.
D.HENVILLE.
Borough Analyst.