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STEPNEY
22nd ANNUAL REPORT.
Summary of Borough Analyst's Quarterly Reports
for the Year 1945.
1,422 samples were submitted for analysis. Of these 1,379
samples wore taken under the Foud & Drugs Act. The remaining
43 samples were received from Borough Departments.
Sanples taken under the Food & Drugs Act:
622 samples were taken formally.
757 samples were taken informally.
Total Samples.
Foods (taken under the Act) 1,062
Foods (private samples) 34
Drugs (taken under the Act) 317
Other private samples 9
1,422
Out of 1,096 samples of food, including private samples
37 or 3.4 per cent were adulterated, and out of 317 sanples of
drugs 6 or 1.9 per cent were adulterated, making a total of
1,413 food and drugs out of which 43 or 3.0 per cent were
adulterated.
MILK. 578 sanples were examined. The average composition
including 12 adulterated samples was:-
Fat, 3.50 per cent and solids-not-fat 8.67 per cent.

Poor quality samples. 38 samples (including 23 samples of milk)
were reported as being of inferior grade or doubtful quality.
Total Fines & Costs. £75.10.0d.
DOUGLAS HENVILLE,
Public Analyst.