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The number of samples examined was at the rate of 4.42
per 1,000 of the population, as compared with the 1936 figures
of 9.92 per 1,000 for the whole of London, and 3.6 per 1,000 for
the whole of England and Wales.
The number of samples of milk which were examined
during the year was 417, of these 10, or 2.4 per cent. were reported
as adulterated.
The proportion of milk samples found adulterated during
the past ten years is shown in Table XXVI.
Condensed milk. Thirty-eight samples of condensed milk
were examined, three of which were unsatisfactory, all being
deficient in milk solids.
Preservatives. There were four contraventions of the
Preservatives Regulations:—
Two samples of jam, both of which contained excess of
sulphur dioxide.
Two samples of meat, both of which contained sulphur
dioxide.
In addition to the above the following samples were
analysed during 1937:—35 samples of rag flock, 8 of which were
unsatisfactory; 3 samples of cleansing liquids; 1 sample of water;
5 samples under the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933.
The following were analysed for the Borough Engineer's
department:—122 samples of sewage; 4 samples of water; 1
water scale.
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