TY - JOUR AB - The thirteenth annual report of the Ministry of Health, 1931–1932 (H.M. Stationery Office, price 5s. net), states that during the year the appointments of 23 Public Analysts were approved. The number of samples of food and drugs submitted to Public Analysts in the year 1931 was 136,169. This was a decrease of 346 as compared with the number for the previous year, which was the highest recorded; 6,324 samples were reported as adulterated or not up to standard, being 4·6 per cent. of the number examined. This is the lowest percentage recorded and compares with 4·8 per cent. in 1930 and 5·4 per cent. in 1929. The detailed statement in regard to the samples analysed is as follows:— VL - 34 IS - 9 SN - 0007-070X DO - 10.1108/eb011250 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb011250 PY - 1932 Y1 - 1932/01/01 TI - British Food Journal Volume 34 Issue 9 1932 T2 - British Food Journal PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 81 EP - 90 Y2 - 2024/05/10 ER -