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Holborn 1922

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1922

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The Holborn Council expressed agreement with the Islington Conference so
far as it applies to tinned foods. With regard to fresh articles such as fruit,
vegetables, etc., it considered that the difficulties of the trader at present prevent
application for the proposed emendation of the law with regard to these goods.

Table: Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. The following is & list of articles purchased during 1922:—

Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. The following is & list of articles purchased during 1922:—

ARTICLE.Purchased.Genuine.Adulterated.Proceedings taken.Convictions.Fines and Costs.
Apple Juice11............
Apricots, tinned44.........
Baking Powder55............
Beans, canned5053......
Bloater Paste22............
biscuits11............
Boracic Ointment55............
Borax, refined60...............
Brandy22............
Bread and Butter55............
Butter7977211Fine, £5.
Calomel Ointment33............
Camphorated Oil22............
Cheese77............
Chicken and Tongue Paste11............
Chicken and Ham Paste33............
Cocoa1212............
Coffee33............
Coffee Extract211.........
Coffee and Chicory Extract1082.........
Cream88............
Cream, Preserved1111............
Cream of Tartar55............
Custard Powder22............
Dripping321............
Eggs, dried33............
Egg Powder33............
Fish Paste33............
Fruit Syrup55............
Gin22............
Glauber's Salts11............
Glucose11............
Golden Syrup33............
Gregory's Powder88............
Ham Loaf11............
Honey11............
Jam6421Nil.Costs, £2 2s.
Lemonade Powder33............
Lsmon J uice11............
Lemon Squash752.........
Lime Juice22............
Lime Juice Cordial202.........
Lobster, potted22............
Lozenges:—
Brompton11............
Chlorodyne11............
Cough11............
Linseed, &c44............
Paregoric55............