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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hampstead 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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| No. of Sample. | Article. | Analyst's Report. |
|---|---|---|
| 180 | Sausages | Sulphur dioxide, 140 parts per million. |
| 196 | Bread and Butter | Bread and margarine. |
| 269 | Margarine | Water, 16.2 per cent. |
| 297 | Milk, Pasteurised | Number of bacteria per c.c., 750,000. |
| 322 | Grey Powder | Deficient in mercury to the extent of 12 per cent. |
| 328 | Bread and Butter | Bread and margarine. |
| 329 | Sausages | Sulphur dioxide, 280 parts per million. |
| 336 | Bread and Butter | Bread and margarine. |
| 359 | Bread and Butter | Bread and margarine. |
| 346 | Lime Juice and Soda | No lime juice. |
| 362 | Lime Juice and Soda | No lime juice. |
| 364 | Bread and Butter | Bread and margarine. |
| 409 | Milk | Deficient in milk fat, 23 per cent. |
(ii) Artificial Cream Act, 1929.
The following is the only registered premises in the Borough:—
110, High Road, Kilburn.
(iii) Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations, 1923 and 1927.
One of the samples of condensed milk submitted for analysis
calls for comment. The Public Analyst reported that the contents of
the tin were satisfactory as regards composition, but that he found at
least 500 organisms per gram capable of growing at blood-heat,
although the label stated that the contents were "absolutely free from
bacteria." From its mode of preparation sweetened condensed milk
is not a sterile material, and the Public Health Committee considered
that it was misleading to the purchaser to affix such a description to
the tin, which also bore the statement " Made in Holland." Accordingly
the attention of the vendors and the Ministry of Health was
called to the matter.
(iv) Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations, 1923 and 1927.
No sample was taken during the year.
(v) Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in Food) Regulations,
1925 to 1927.
Of the samples of food submitted for analysis, four were found
to contain preservatives. These were all of sausages. In one case a