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St Pancras 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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90
bakehouses, of which 52 were factory bakehouses, 12 were workshop bakehouses, and 45 not
in use.
At the end of the year 292 restaurant kitchens were on the register.
Bakehouses and restaurant kitchens are supervised by the Factory and Workshop
Inspectors, and further particulars in regard to them will be found on pages 72 to 74.
(c)—FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928.

Oftheformal, 328 proved to be genuine, and 16, or 4.7 per cent., adulterated; and of the informal, 449 were genuine and 22, or 4.7 per cent., adulterated.

Articles of food of which samples have been taken.Total number of samples.Genuine.Adulterated.
FormalInformalFormalInformalFormalInformal
Almonds (ground)-1-1--
Apple Pie-1-1--
Apple Puff-1-1--
Apricots (dried)15-411
Asparagus (canned)-3-3--
Bacon-1-1--
Barley (pearl)-5-5--
Beef (salt)-1-1--
,, (corned)-1-1--
„ (spiced)-1-1--
Beans (canned)-4-4--
Blackberries (canned)-1-1--
Brawn-3-3--
Bread-1-1--
Butter246244-2
Cabbage (pickled)-1-1--
Cake-1-1--
Cheese-5-5--
Cheese and Celery-1-1--
Cherries (canned)-1-1--
Chicken and Ham-1-1--
Chutney-2-2--
Cocoa-8-8--
Coffee-7-7--
„ (cubes)-1-1--
Cream-3-3--
„ (bottled)-1-1--
,, (canned)-8-8--
Cream Doughnut-1-1--
Currants-1-1--
Curry Powder-1-1--
Custard Powder-4-4--
Dripping-3-3--
Faggot-1-1--
Figs-2-2--
Fish Paste-7-7--
Flour (self-raising)-5-5--
Fruit (canned)-1-1--
„ (dried)-2-2--
„ Salad (dried)-5-5--
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