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Summary of Borough Analyst's Quarterly Reports
for the year 1953.
The Analyst's Department has been in the process of
transition during the greater part of the year. The Public
Analyst, Mr. W.M. Paulley, resigned on 31st December, 1952, and
Mr.C.J.P.McGinn, the Assistant Analyst, carried on the
analysis of informal samples until 13th June, 1953, when he
left the Council's service to take up another appointment.
Messrs. A.E. Parkes temporarily undertook the analysis of
formal samples from 1st January to 13th June, 1953, and of
both formal and informal samples from 14th June to 30th September.
1953* Mr D.F.H.Button, the Southwark Borough
Council's Analyst, and Mr. R.G.Minor, the Deputy Analyst for
that Council, took over the duties of Public Analyst (parttime)
and Deputy Analyst (part-time) respectively for
Stepney from 1st October, 1953.
The following summarises the work done during the year
by all the above-mentioned Analysts.
During the year 747 samples were submitted for analysis,
75 being purchased formally and 672 informally. The samples
are classified as follows
6 Alcoholic Spirits.
2, Baking Powder.
4 Beer and Spirits.
13 Butter, Margarine and
Cooking Pat.
13 Cocoa and Chocolate.
5 Coffee and Coffee Essence.
8 Cream.
5 Cream Cheese and Soft
Cheese.
13 Custard and Blancmange
Powder,
7 Dried Fruits,
9 Fish Paste, Fish Cakes.
9 Frying Oil.
3 Flavourings.
24 Fruit (Canned and
Bottled).
11 Flour.
17 Other Cereals.
15 Soft Drinks and Cordials.
9 Herbs and Stuffing.
4'9 Ice Cream.
3 Ice Lollies.
21 Jam, Fruit Pulp, etc.
8 Jelly, Gelatine, etc.
23 Cooked and Canned Meats.
35 Miscellaneous Foods.
201 Milk.
8 Condensed Milk.
7 Sauces and Pickles.
37 Sausages.
2.3 Spices.
5 Soup and Gravy Powders.
20 Tinned Fish and Soups.
5 Tinned Vegetables,
11 Tea.
13 Vinegar and Condiment.
6 Oils.
16 Ointments.
27 Powders.
21 Tablets.
8 Tinctures.
27 Miscellaneous Chenicals.
Of these 747 samples, 10, or 1.33 per cent, were
adulterated, details of which follow.
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