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Fulham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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ADULTERATED SAMPLES.
TABLE 24
DETAILS OF ACTION TAKEN IN CONNECTION EITH SAMPLES (EXCLUDING MILK REPORTED) TO BE ADULTERATED OR NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRESCRIBED STANDARDS
| Sample No. | Article. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Mercury Ointment | 67% deficient in mercury. | Result of analysis communicated to vendors. |
| 205 | Tomato Juice | Contained 15 parts of copper per million parts of juice. | Remainder of stock (13 tins) withdrawn from sale. |
| 226 | Calomel Ointment | 20% deficient in calomel. | Result of analysis communicated to vendors. |
| 382 | Lemonade Powder | Contained tartaric acid, not citric acid, the acid natural to citrus fruits. | Communication addressed to manufacturers suggesting that they amend their formulae to include citric acid instead of tartaric acid. |
| 383 | do. > | ||
| 384 | do. | ||
| 401 | Grey Powder | 32% deficient in Mercury. | Vendor's attention drawn to result of analysis. |
| 402 | do. | 35% do. do. | do. do. |
| 403 | do. | 50% do. do. | do. do. |
| 638 | Lemon Fizzler | Nauseating taste. Lemon flavour and acid appeared to be absent. Contained 6-4% anhydrous sodium carbonate. | Matter taken up with manufacturers. |
| 725 | Syrup of Figs | These samples possessed an odour of nutmeg, though nutmeg is not an ingredient of Compound Syrup of Figs, B.P.C. No. 725 contained 77-9% and No. 781 contained 80% of sugar as inverted sugar, showing that these were very old preparations. As one of the active ingredients is senna, whose active principle is anthraquinone, this will be oxidised on keeping and render the syrup unsatisfactory for medical purposes. | Vendor's attention drawn to result of analysis. |
| 781" | do. | ||
| 726 | Syrup of figs | These samples were deficient in sugar and contained only 61-4% of total sugar calculated as cane sugar. Prepared according to the formula of the B.P. Codex, they should contain not less than 75% of sugar calculated as cane sugar. | Vendor's attention drawn to result of analysis. |
| 782 | do. |
INSPECTION OF BAKEHOUSES AND BAKERS' SHOPS
At the end of 1938, there were 73 registered bakehouses in the Borough, 47 of which were
underground, 17 of the latter not now being used for baking purposes. In addition, there were 14 retail
bakers' shops in the Borough without bakehouses attached.
"Underground" bakehouses, as they were then known, were first the subject of special legislation
in 1901, when Sections 97 to 102 of the Factories and Workshops Act, 1901, were devoted to
their improvement. This Act prohibited the establishment anew of underground bakehouses, laid
down standards of cleanliness, etc., for existing bakehouses, and required certification as to fitness by
the local authority.