London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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bakehouses. 35 of these bakehouses were not in use. 114 of the 153 were underground
bakehouses, of which 55 were factory bakehouses, and 28 not in use.
At the end of the year 381 restaurant kitchens were on the register.
Bakehouses and restaurant kitchens are supervised by the Factory and Workshop
Inspector, and further particulars in regard to them will be found on pages 50 ard 52.
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800 samples have been taken under these Acts, of which 578 were formal and 222 informal. Of the formal, 552 proved to be genuine, and 26, or 4-5 per cent., adulterated, anc of the informal, 204 were genuine and 18, or 8*1 per cent, adulterated.
| Articles of food of which samples have been taken. | Total number of samples. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | |
| Apples | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| Bacon | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - |
| Barley | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - |
| Beef (roast) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Beef (spiced) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Borax | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Brawn | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - |
| Butter | 133 | 1 | 128 | - | 5 | 1 |
| Cake | - | 7 | - | 7 | - | - |
| Cherries (glacé) | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Chocolate | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Cocoa | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| Coffee | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | - | - |
| Cream | 1 | 25 | - | 23 | 1 | 2 |
| Cream (canned) | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Currants | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Custard powder | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Dripping | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | - |
| Fillet (smoked) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Fish paste | - | 6 | - | 6 | - | - |
| Flour | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | - | - |
| Ham (cooked) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Honey | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Jam | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | - |
| Jam roll | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - |
| Jelly crystals | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Lard | 19 | - | 19 | - | - | - |
| Lemonade crystals | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Lemon cheese | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Liver sausage | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Lobster (canned) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Margarine | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Marmalade | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Meat (minced) | 1 | 6 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| ,, paste | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
| ,, pies | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - |
| Milk | 324 | 2 | 314 | 2 | 10 | - |
| ,, (condensed) | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - |
| Mineral water | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Mushrooms (canned) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Mustard | 11 | - | 11 | - | - | - |
| Pastry | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Carried forward | 531 | 107 | 514 | 102 | 17 | 5 |