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The Laboratory,
11, Billiter Square,
London, E.C.3.
23rd February, 1939.
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 I have carried out as your Public Analyst
during the year 1938. The total number of samples taken under the
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act has been 501, and the nature of
these is shown in the following list:—
Milk 158
Cream 3
Butter 34
Margarine 27
Mixture of Butter and Margarine 1
Lard and Lard Substitutes 12
Cheese 9
Dripping, Suet, etc. 8
Sausages, Minced Beef, Canned Meats, etc. 38
Fish, Fish Pastes, etc. 56
Tinned and Dried Fruits and Vegetables 31
Fresh Fruit (Apples) 3
Flour, Cereals, etc. 15
Bread and Butter 5
Sugars 8
Jam, Honey, Marmalade and Jellies 24
Ice Creams 32
Sauces, Spices and Pickles (including Mincemeat)
14
Condiments (Mustard and Pepper) 2
Vinegar 5
Spirits 7
Fruit Juices or Drinks2
Drugs 1
Miscellaneous 6
501