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The number of samples examined was at the rate of 4.26
per 1,000 of the population ,as compared with 9.75 per 1,000 of
the population for the whole of London and 3.52 per 1,000 for
the whole of England and Wales in 1934.
Four hundred and thirty-five samples of milk were examined
during the year, of which nine samples, or 2.1 per cent., were
found to be adulterated, and twenty-four samples were reported
as of inferior quality.

Condensed Milks.
Fifty-one samples of condensed milk were examined during
the year, four of which were unsatisfactory, all being low in the
equivalent of fresh milk.
Preservatives.
There were 12 contraventions of the Preservatives' Regulations.
These were :—
2 Jams containing excess of sulphur dioxide.
2 Sausages containing excess of sulphur dioxide.
1 Beer containing excess of sulphur dioxide.
3 Meats containing sulphur dioxide.
2 Junket Powders containing sulphur dioxide.
2 Malt Vinegars containing sulphur dioxide.
Other samples examined during the year were :—
11 Rag Flock, one of which was unsatisfactory.
1 Turpentine
4 Dried Milks
all for the Medical Officer of Health's Department.
Fifty-two samples were examined under the Fertilisers and
Feeding Stuffs Act.
Nutrition.
The definitions of nutrition and malnutrition are vague and
many factors enter into the conditions resultant upon them;
further, the opinions of different medical practitioners vary greatly
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