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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
Holborn 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| article. | Number Purchased. | Result of Analysis. | Proceedings taken | Convictions. | Fines and Costs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genuine. | Adulterated. | |||||
| Meat, mincod | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mincemeat | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Milk | 114 | 111 | 3 | 3 | ... | Costs, £8 8s. |
| Milk, condensed | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Milk, dried | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mineral water | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Olive oil | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Orange and quinine wine | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Orange squash | 1 | l | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paregoric | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pearl barley | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pears, dried | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Peas, tinned | 24 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pepper | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Peroxide of hydrogen | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pickles | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Prescriptions (panel) | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Proserved ginger | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sauces | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sausages | 32 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Fine, £3. Costs, 21s. |
| Sausage roll | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Spinach, tinned | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sponge cake | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suet, shredded | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sultanas | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sugar | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sweet spirits of nitre | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Table jelly | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tea | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Treacle | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tripe | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Vinegar | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whisky | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| White precipitate ointment | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Wine | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Zinc ointment | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 577 | 565 | 12 | 8 | 3 | Fines. £10 Costs, £11 11s. |
I nformal S amples.
| ARTICLE. | Number Taken. | Result of Analysis. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genuine. | Adulterated. | ||
| Cream pastry | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Jam | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Lemonade | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Lemon squash | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Macaroni | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Raisin Wine | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Sausages | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | 17 | 1 | |
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
This Act which received the Royal assent on the 3rd August, 1928, and came
into operation on the 1st January 1929, codifies the law relating to the sale of
food and drugs.