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Hampstead 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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Report for the year 1939 by the Public Analyst.
H. E. COX, D.Sc., Ph.D. (Lond.), F.I.C.
The Laboratory,
11, Billiter Square,
London, E.C.3.
13th March, 1940.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
The nature of these is summarised in the following table:-
| Milk | 105 |
| Cream | 8 |
| Butter | 38 |
| Margarine | 50 |
| Lard and Lard Substitutes | 30 |
| Cheese | 11 |
| Condensed Milks | 2 |
| Dripping, Suet, Cooking Fats | 18 |
| Sausages, Canned Meats, etc | 37 |
| Fish and Fish Pastes | 36 |
| Tinned and Dried Fruits and Vegetables | 29 |
| Flour, Baking Powder, Cereals | 27 |
| Bread and Butter | 7 |
| Sugars | 24 |
| Jam, Honey, Marmalade, Jellies | 11 |
| Ice Cream | 1 |
| Mincemeat | 1 |
| Condiments and Spices | 14 |
| Vinegar | 7 |
| Spirits, Beer | 18 |
| Tea, Cocoa, Coffee and Coffee Extract | 9 |
| Yeast | 2 |
| Drugs | 10 |
| Miscellaneous | 5 |
| 500 |
The outstanding event during the year affecting this work has
been the coming into force, on October 1st, of the new Food and Drugs
Act. This Act, while consolidating all the main provisions of the Food
and Drugs (Adulteration) Act which it replaced, has introduced several