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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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INSPECTION OF FOOD AND FOOD-PLACES,
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
Too samples have been taken under these Acts, and 698 of these proved to be genuine and 57 adulterated. The details are given in the following table : —
| Articles of food of which samples have been taken. | Total number samples. | Genuine. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 391 | 357 | 34 |
| Cream | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| Butter | 175 | 162 | 13 |
| Lard | 14 | 14 | — |
| Pepper | 20 | 20 | — |
| Mustard | 30 | 30 | — |
| Rice | 2 | 2 | — |
| Coffee | 26 | 26 | — |
| Jam | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Flower of Sulphur | 3 | 3 | — |
| Arrowroot | 6 | 6 | — |
| Cheese | 11 | 11 | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 5 | 5 | — |
| Honey | 1 | 1 | — |
| Demerara Sugar | 15 | 15 | — |
| Vinegar | 4 | 4 | — |
| Cod Liver Oil | 5 | 5 | — |
| Oatmeal | 7 | 7 | — |
| Seidlitz Powders | 2 | 2 | — |
| Cocoa | 6 | 6 | — |
| Ginger (ground) | 3 | 3 | — |
| Total | 755 | 698 | 57 |
In addition 24 informal samples have been purchased and submitted for
analysis, viz., 14 of butter and 10 of sugar. One of these (butter) was found
to be adulterated.
Many informal samples have been taken and not submitted for analysis.