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 Stepney]
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STEPNEY.
BOROUGH ANALYSTS REPORT
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present my second Annual Report, dealing with the
work carried out in the Borough Laboratories during the year 1921.
During the year 1,427 samples were submitted to me for analysis. Of
these 1,402 samples were submitted by Inspectors under the Food and Drugs
Acts, 17 samples were analysed for the Public Health Department, 7 samples
were submitted by private purchasers and 1 sample was examined in accordance
with the provisions of the Rag Flock Act.
The 1,402 samples taken under the Food and Drugs Act were made up
of 935 formal samples and 467 informal samples.
Table A shows the nature of the samples taken under the Food and Drugs Acts and gives the numbers and percentages found to be adulterated.
Table A.
Number of Samples. | Number Genuine. | Number Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Milk | 824 | 787 | 37 | 4.5 |
Margarine | 187 | 179* | 8 | 4.3 |
Butter | 125 | 122 | 3 | 2.4 |
Cream & Preserved Cream | 23 | 9 | 14 | 60.9 |
Vinegar ... | 22 | 20 | 2 | 9.1 |
Sausage | 19 | 15 | 4 | 211 |
Rice | 12 | 12 | — | — |
Whisky | 10 | 6 | 4 | 400 |
Baking Powder | 9 | 9 | — | — |
Epsom Salts | 9 | 9 | — | — |
Glycerine | 9 | 9 | — | — |
Olive Oil | 9 | 9 | — | — |
Zinc Ointment | 9 | 9 | — | — |
Boric Ointment | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12.5 |
Camphorated Oil | 8 | 8 | — | — |
Cocoa | 8 | 8 | — | — |
Pure Borax | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 |
Coffee | 7 | 7 | — | — |
Gin | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28.6 |
Carried forward | 1,313 | 1,234 | 79 | _ |
* 53 samples were not labelled in accordance with the Butter and Margarine Acts.