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77
BOROUGH ANALYST'S REPORT.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit to you my fifth Annual Report, dealing with
the work carried out in the Borough Laboratory during the year 1928.
During the year 1,557 samples were submitted to me for analysis. Of
these, 1,528 were purchased by Inspectors under the Food and Drugs Acts;
14 samples were analysed for the Public Health Department; 14 for the
Borough Engineer's Department, and 1 for the Borough Electrical Engineer's
Department.
The 1,528 samples taken under the Food and Drugs Acts comprised 968
formal samples and 560 informal samples.
Table A shows the nature of the samples taken under the Food and
Drugs Acts, and gives the numbers and percentages found to be adulterated.
Table A.
Number
of
Samples.
Number
Genuine.
Number
Adulterated.
Percentage
Adulterated.
Milk
923
885
38
4.1
Butter
164
150
14
8.5
Margarine
148
148
—
—
Vinegar
23
17
6
26.1
Cream
20
20
—
—
Coffee
19
19
—
—
Sausage
12
12
—
—
Ginger
11
5
6
54.5
Condensed Milk
10
10
—
—
Zinc Ointment
10
9
1
10.0
Sponge Cake
9
9
—
—
Pepper
9
9
—
—
Epsom Salts
9
9
—
—
Glycerine
9
9
—
Purified Borax
9
9
—
—
Camphorated Oil
7
7
—'
—
Milk Sugar
7
7
—
—
Flour
6
6
—
—
Dried Milk
6
6
—
—
Glauber's Salt
6
6
—
Fruit Wines
6
6
—
-
Boric Ointment
6
6
-
—
Jam
6
6
—
—
Tincture of Iodine
6
6
—
—
Cream of Tartar
6
6
—
—