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Islington 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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[1907

Table: Table CXXIX.Showing the Number ofSamples of Foods and Drugs Analysedwith the Result of the Analyses for the Year1907and the preceding Sixteen Years.

Table CXXIX.

Showing the Number ofSamples of Foods and Drugs Analysedwith the Result of the Analyses for the Year1907and the preceding Sixteen Years.

Year.No. of Samples Examined.Genuine.Adulterated.Per cent. Adulterated.
1891368345236.2
18923673026517.7
18933783275113.5
18943903424812.3
18957726739912.8
18967556619412.4
18978637659811.3
18988757849110.5
1899899820798.8
1 90088577411112.5
190194280014215.1
190293279613614.6
19031,01689811811.6
19041,2041,1011038.5
19051,2001,101998.2
19061,1901,0791119.3
19071,2131,131826.7

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Milk, which is of course the chief dairy product, was examined in 597
instances, with the result that 40, or 6.7 per cent., were found to be adulterated
with water or deprived of their fat.
Samples
Examined.
Adulterated.
Per cent.
Adulterated.
1st Quarter
151
8
5.3
2nd „
151
10
6.6
3rd „
150
14
9.3
4th „
145
8
5.5
597
40
6.7
These samples were obtained as follows:—
On Sundays 150, of which 13, or 8.7, were adulterated.
On Weekdays 327, of which 27, or 8.2, were adulterated.
At Railway Stations 120, none of which was adulterated.