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The Laboratory,
11, Billiter Square,
London, E.C.3.
12th February, 1938.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
In accordance with custom I have the honour to submit a short
summary of the work which I have carried out during the year 1937
as your Public Analyst under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration)
Act. The total number of samples taken under the Act which have
been examined was 503 and the nature of these is shown in the
following list:—
Milk 137
Cream 9
Butter 20
Margarine 23
Lard and Lard Substitutes 12
Cheese 20
Dripping, Suet, etc. 14
Condensed Milk 2
Coffee 4
Milk Shakes 2
Ice Cream 3
Jam, Honey, Marmalade and Jellies 15
Sausages, Minced Beef, Meats, etc. 24
Canned Meats, Fish and Fish Pastes 49
Canned or dried Fruits or Vegetables 39
Cereals 11
Vinegar 21
Pepper 15
Mustard 3
Sugar 12
Bread and Butter 4
Sauces, Spices and Pickles (including Mincemeat
and Candied Peel) 22