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Battersea 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Total number of samples analysed during the quarter, two
hundred and fifty (250).
Total number of samples adulterated, twenty-five (25).
Total number of samples inferior, none (0).
Third Quarter.-By virtue of the requirements of the Sale of
Food and Drugs Acts, I have to report that the total number of
samples examined by me under the Acts during the quarter ended
30th September, 1922, amounted to 317. All these were submitted
by the Council's Inspector, 267 of the samples being taken with the
necessary formalities required by the Acts, and 50 obtained
informally.
The following statement shows the nature of the samples submitted
and the result of the analysis, the details of drugs and
"other articles " being given below:-
General Statement.
| Examined. | Adulterated. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Sample. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
| Milk | 221 | - | 221 | 10 | 10 | |
| Butter | 11 | 42 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Cheese | 5 | - | 5 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Margarine | 5 | - | 5 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Lard | 6 | - | 6 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Drugs | - | 8 | 8 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Other articles | 19 | - | 19 | 8 | - | 8 |
| Total | 267 | 50 | 317 | 18 | 3 | 21 |
Drugs.
| Examined. | Adulterated. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Sample. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
| Borax | - | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Camphorated Oil | - | 5 | 5 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Total | - | 8 | 8 | - | 0 | 0 |