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Paddington 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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food adulteration.
TABLE 49.
| Total. | Found Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 317* | 23 | 7.2 |
| Butter | 56 | 4 | 7.1 |
| Jam | 33 | 5 | 15.1 |
| Sausages | 23 | — | — |
| Cream | 18 | 6 | 33.3 |
| Lard | 18 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Coffee | 17 | 1 | 5.9 |
| British Wines | 13 | 13 | 100. |
| Vinegar | 13 | — | — |
| Potted or Tinned Paste | 9 | — | — |
| Cheese | 8 | — | — |
| Margarine ... | 8 | — | — |
| Cocoa | 8 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Brawn | 7 | — | — |
| Glycerine | 7 | — | — |
| Olive Oil | 6 | — | — |
| Condensed Milk | 4 | — | — |
| Salad Oil | 4 | — | — |
| Infant Food | 2 | — | — |
| Flour | 2 | — | — |
| Mustard | — | — | |
| Pepper | 2 | — | — |
| Ground Ginger | 2 | — | — |
| Tapioca | 2 | — | — |
| Sago | 2 | — | .— |
| Cream of Tartar | 2 | — | — |
| Marmalade | 2 | — | — |
| Tea | — | — | |
| Butter on Bread | — | — | |
| Cream Cheese | 1 | — | — |
| Amnion. Tinct. Quinine | 1 | — | — |
| White Precipitate Ointment | 1 | — | — |
| Sal Volatile | 1 | — | — |
| Epsom Salts | 1 | — | — |
| Oil of Juniper | 1 | — | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 1 | — | .— |
| Milk of Sulphur | 1 | — | — |
| Formalin | 1 | — | — |
| Pressed Beef | 1 | — | — |
| 600 | 54 | 9.0 | |
| *Including 67 taken at Paddington (G.W.R. Terminus in course of delivery ; 10 adulterated | |||
*Including 67 taken at Paddington (G.W.R. Terminus in course of delivery ; 10 adulterated
Of the 317 samples of milk, 67 were taken at the Paddington (G.W.R.) Terminus at
the request of the consignees who had contracts with the farmers sending the milk to London.
Of such samples, 10, or 14.9 per cent. were found to be adulterated, as compared with 24.3
in 1909; 6.4 in 1908; 32.3 in 1907; 30.6 in 1906; and 12.6 in 1905.
Eighty-six (86) samples were purchased on Sundays, most of them in the streets,
viz.: 77 milk, 1 butter, 1 flour, and 1 margarine. Of the samples of milk 4 were found to be
adulterated. The sample of margarine was not supplied from labelled bulk as required
by the Act. The adulterated samples constituted 4.6 per cent. of the whole number
(86), as compared with 8.0 per cent. of all the samples purchased during the year (excluding
the railway samples).
British Wines.-The results of analyses of the samples taken show that these wines fall
into two categories, viz., (a) the non-alcoholic—in which preservatives replace the alcohol,
and (b) the alcoholic.