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During the year 1934, 1,173 samples were examined under
the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928. Two of these
samples were submitted by a neighbouring Authority, the remainder
by the Inspector.
No sample under the Act was submitted by the Public.
Twenty-eight samples were found to be adulterated. In
addition, twenty-nine samples were reported as of inferior quality
or doubtful purity.
The adulteration was at the rate of 2.4 per cent. as compared
with 2.68 per cent. for the whole of the London area, and 5.5
per cent. for the whole of England and Wales in 1933.

The number of samples examined was at the rate of 4.15 per
1,000 of the population as compared with 9.7 per 1,000 for the
whole of the London area, and 3.46 per 1,000 for the whole of
England and Wales in 1933.
Four hundred and ninety-one samples of milk were examined
during the year, of which ten samples were found to be adulterated
and seventeen were reported as of inferior quality.

Condensed Milk.
Thirty-six samples of condensed milk were examined during
the year, all of which were satisfactory.
Preservatives.
There were nine contraventions of the Preservatives' Regulations.
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