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 Hampstead Borough]
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in connection with a bakehouse was continued after verbal and written
notice of the offence.
A fine of £1 with 10s. 6d. costs was imposed.
(C) Adulteration, etc.
(i) Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
502 samples were taken for analysis during the year by the
Sampling Officers under the Act. The number certified to be
adulterated was 17, or 3.4 per cent. of the total number, as compared
with 25, or 49 per cent. in 1934.
Of the total samples taken for analysis, 201 were formal samples
and 301 informal.
The following table shows the articles of which samples were taken during the year:—
| Article. | Number taken. | Number Adulterated |
|---|---|---|
| Butter | 44 | 2 |
| Bread and Butter | 4 | 2 |
| Cream | 9 | |
| Cheese | 19 | |
| Condensed Milk | 6 | |
| Coffee | 10 | |
| Cocoa | 14 | |
| Canned Meats, Fish and Fish Pastes | 19 | |
| Canned or Dried Fruits or Vegetables | 13 | |
| Chocolate Rolls | 3 | 3 |
| Custard Powder | 2 | |
| Cereals | 16 | 2 |
| Camphorated Oil | 2 | |
| Dripping | 12 | |
| Honey | 6 | |
| Jams and Jellies ... ... | 15 | |
| Lard and Lard Substitutes | 14 | |
| Lemonade Powders ... | 6 | |
| Milk | 164 | 5 |
| Margarine | 38 | 1 |
| Mustard ... | 3 | |
| Olive Oil | 2 | |
| Pepper | 10 | |
| Carried forward | 431 | 15 |