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Hampstead 1925
Report for the year 1925 of the Medical Officer of Health
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3.—Thickening substances.
(a) Any evidence of their addition to cream or to preserved cream, nil.
(b) Action taken where found, nil.
4.—Other observations (if any), nil.
Public Health (Preservatives, &o., in Food) Regulations, 1925.
These Regulations, which do not, however, come into operation
mmediately, were issued by the Ministry of Health on the 4th August
last. They prescribed, inter alia, the articles of food which may contain
Preservative and the nature and proportion of Preservative in each
case; the colouring matters which may not be added, to articles of
food; and prescribe the labelling to be employed in connection with
certain articles of food.
The Regulations are based on the recommendations of the recent
Departmental Committee on the Use of Preservatives and Colouring
Matters in Food, and mark another step forward towards a purer food
supply.
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| No. of Sample. | Article. | How adulterated, &c. | Result of proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Milk | Formic aldehyde 20 parts per million | Fined £5, costs £5 5s. |
| 82 | „ .. | „ 5 ,, | „ £3, costs £2 12s. 6d. |
| 83 | „ .. | „ £5, costs £2 2s. | |
| 84 | „ | ,, £3, costs £2 12s. 6d. | |
| 105 | Mustard | Wheaten flour, not less than 10 per cent. | „ £1, costs £1 Is. |
| 117 | „ .. | „ 12 „ | „ „ |
| 152 | Butter | 2.8 per cent. excess water | No action. |
| 158 | Milk | 7.6 per cent. deficient in milk fat | Fine £1, costs £1 15s. 6d. |
| 168 | Malt Vinegar | 2 per cent. deficient in acetic acid | No action. |
| 233 | Cinnamon | Siliceous matter (sand) 4 per cent. | Cautioned by Borough Council. |
| 251 | Butter | 5 percent. excess water | „ „ |
| 264 | Milk | 2.9 per cent. added water | Fine £2, costs £3 3s. |
| 273 | Apples | Arsenic 5 parts per million | „ £1, costs £2 12s. 6d. |
| 277 | „ .. | No fine, costs £3 3s. | |
| 278 | Apples | Arsenic 5 parts per million | No fine, costs £10 10s. |
| 279 | „ .. | „ 5 „ | Fine £1, costs £2 12s. 6d. |
| 280 | „ .. | „ 15 „ | No fine, costs £21. |
| 290 | Cream Cheese | Prepared from partly skimmed milk | No action. |
| 327 | Butter | Small excess of water | „ |
| 355 | Apples | Arsenic 4 parts per million | No fine, costs £3 3s. |
| 358 | „ .. | „ 5 „ | „ costs £2 2s. |
| — | „ .. | Arsenic | No action. Informal sample. |
| - | „ .. | „ .. | „ „ |