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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 1915
[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.
756 samples have been taken under these Acts, and 684 of these proved to be genuine and 72 adulterated. The details are given in the following table : —
| Article! of food of which samples have been taken. | Total number samples. | Genuine. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 378 | 332 | 46 |
| Cream and Preserved Cream | 21 | 17 | 4 |
| Butter | 197 | 178 | 19 |
| Lard | 28 | 28 | - |
| Pepper | 4 | 4 | - |
| Mustard | 10 | 10 | — |
| Rice | 1 | 1 | — |
| Coffee | 27 | 26 | 1 |
| Jam | 5 | 5 | — |
| Flower of Sulphur | 1 | 1 | — |
| Arrowroot | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cheese | 5 | 5 | — |
| Olive Oil | 13 | 13 | — |
| Yeast | 1 | 1 | — |
| Epsom Salts | 2 | 2 | — |
| Zinc Ointment | 2 | 2 | — |
| Citric Acid | 7 | 7 | — |
| Oatmeal | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tartaric Acid | 7 | — | |
| Cocoa | 24 | 24 | — |
| Sausages | 1 | — | 1 |
| Egg Powder | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Custard Powder | 10 | 10 | — |
| Total | 756 | 684 | 72 |
Of the 756 samples 8 were informal samples, viz., 6 of butter and 2 of milk.
Two of these (butter) were found to be adulterated.
Other informal samples have also been taken and not submitted for analysis.