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Hampstead 1921
Report for the year 1921 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Sale of Food and Drugs Act.
504 samples were taken for analysis during the year. The
number certified to be adulterated was 8, or 1.58 per cent. of the total
number, as against 0.39 in 1920. 2 samples were certified to be of low
quality.
474 samples (8 of which were adulterated), were purchased from
Hampstead tradesmen and 30 from tradesmen coming from other
districts.
The following table shows the articles of which samples were taken during the year :—
| Articles. | Number taken. | Adulterated. | Low Quality. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butter | 45 | 1 | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 2 | — | — |
| Cheese | 3 | — | — |
| Cocoa | 17 | — | — |
| Coffee | 5 | — | — |
| Cornflour | 3 | — | — |
| Cream | 15 | — | — |
| Curry Powder | 1 | — | — |
| Dripping | 2 | — | — |
| Epsom Salts | 1 | — | — |
| Flour | 7 | — | — |
| Ginger Wine | 1 | 1 | — |
| Glauber Salts | 1 | — | — |
| Glycerine | 1 | — | — |
| Honey | 2 | — | — |
| Jam | 4 | — | — |
| Lard | 23 | — | — |
| Margarine | 2 | — | — |
| Milk | 320 | 1 | 1 |
| Milk, Condensed | 3 | — | — |
| Mince-meat | 4 | 2 | I |
| Mustard | 2 | — | __ |
| Oatmeal | 4 | — | _ |
| Olive Oil | 2 | — | — |
| Pepper | 8 | — | — |
| Potash, Iodine of | 1 | — | — |
| Raisin Wine | 1 | 1 | — |
| Rice, Ground | 2 | — | — |
| Sausages | 4 | 1 | — |
| Spice, Mixed | 1 | — | — |
| Sugar | 9 | — | — |
| Tartaric Acid | 1 | — | — |
| Vinegar | 7 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 504 | 8 | 2 |