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23rd Annual Report.
SUMMARY OF BOROUGH ANALYST'S QUARTERLY REPORTS
for the Year 1946.
During the year, 1,568 samples were submitted for
analysis. Of these 1,523 samples were taken under the
Food and Drugs Act, The remaining 45 samples were
received from Borough Departments, the Food Executive
Officer and private purchasers.
Samples taken under the Food and Drugs Act:603
samples were taken formally.
920 samples were taken informally.
Total Samples.
Foods (taken under the Act) 1,193
Foods (private samples) 31
Drugs (taken under the Act) 330
Other private samples 14
1,568
Out of 1,224 samples of food including private samples
17 or 1,4 per cent were adulterated and out of 330 samples
of drug3 5 or 1.5 per cent wore adulterated making a total
of 1,554 foods and drugs out of which 22 or 1.4 per cent
were adulterated,
MIIK. 575 samples were examined. The average composition
including 1 adulterated sample was:-
Fat, 3.53 per cent and Solids-not-fat, 8.70 per cent.
The percentage of adulteration of all samples (1.4 per
cent) is the lowest during the 23 years of these reports;
the highest figure was obtained in 1942 when the percentage
of adulteration was 9.1 per cent.
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