Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE IX.
ANALYSES PERFORMED UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS DURING THE YEAR 1912.
No. | Sample Analysed. | Opinion Formed. | Action Taken. |
---|---|---|---|
1a | Cream (Informal) | 12 grains per pound of boric acid | Nil. |
*1 | Milk | Genuine | „ |
*2 | Milk | „ | „ |
*3 | Milk | „ | „ |
*4 | Milk | Faint deficiency in non-fatty solids | |
*5 | Milk | „ | |
*6 | Butter | Genuine | „ |
7 | Camphorated Oil | „ | „ |
8 | Arrowroot | „ | „ |
9 | Tinned Apricot | „ | „ |
10 | Camphorated Oil | „ | „ |
11 | Coffee | „ | „ |
12 | Tinned Pineapple | „ | „ |
13 | Ale | „ | „ |
14 | Stout | „ | „ |
*5 | Milk | „ | „ |
*16 | Milk | „ | „ |
*17 | Milk | Trace of boric acid | „ |
*18 | Milk | Genuine | „ |
*19 | Milk | Very poor sample ... | „ |
20 | Milk | Genuine | „ |
21 | Milk | „ | „ |
22 | Butter | „ | „ |
23 | Cheese | „ | „ |
24 | Chocolate | „ | „ |
25 | Chocolate | „ | |
26 | Ground Rice | „ | „ |
27 | Margarine | „ | „ |
28 | Milk | „ | „ |
29 | Milk | „ | „ |
30 | Milk | „ | |
31 | Milk | 4% less than the legal limit for fat | Vendor cautioned. |
32 | Gin | Genuine | Nil. |
33 | Lard | „ | „ |
34 | Butter | „ | „ |
35 | Butter | „ | „ |
36 | Milk | 3% of added water | „ |
37 | Margarine | Trace of boric acid | „ |
38 | Milk | Genuine | „ |
39 | Flour | „ | „ |
40 | Gin | „ | „ |
*41 | Milk | Trace of boric acid | „ |
*42 | Milk | Genuine | „ |
*43 | Milk | „ | „ |
* Sunday Samples.