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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| Number of Samples examined. | Total Solids. Per cent, average. | Solids Non-fat. Per cent, average. | Fat. Per cent, average. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18 | 12. 44 | 8. 33 | 3.61 |
| February | 20 | 13. 46 | 8.92 | 3.54 |
| March | 20 | 12.38 | 8.84 | 3.54 |
| April | 12 | 12.28 | 8.78 | 3. 50 |
| May | 15 | 12.30 | 8.88 | 3.42 |
| June | 17 | 12.32 | 8.81 | 3.51 |
| July | 20 | 12.45 | 8.85 | 3.60 |
| August | 12 | 12. 33 | 8.82 | 3.51 |
| September | 6 | 12.29 | 8 .82 | 3.47 |
| October | 32 | 12.75 | 8.95 | 3.80 |
| November | 16 | 12.73 | 9.01 | 3.72 |
| December | 8 | 12.72 | 8. 99 | 3.73 |
| Whole year | 194 | 12.48 | 8.88 | 3.60 |
| Legal minimum | 11. 50 | 8.50 | 3.00 |
Merchandise Marks Act, 1926.
The Orders now in force provide for imported foodstuffs of the following kinds
to be marked to show where they came from:—
1. Fresh Apples.
2. Haw Tomatoes.
3. Eggs (hen or duck eggs in shell).
4. Dried Eggs.
5. Currants, Sultanas and Raisins.
6. Oat Products (oatmeal, rolled oats, oat flour and groats).
7. Honey.
8. Salmon or Sea Trout, frozen or chilled.
9. Butter.*
The total number of inspections made by the Officers appointed under the Act
was 669. Of these, 224 related to shops, 364 to licensed street traders and
81 to non-licensed street traders. During the year 68 breaches of the various
Orders were found, viz.:—
* Two further Orders have been made during the time which this report has been in
course of preparation. These are The Merchandise Marks (Imported Goods) No. 3 Order, 1934,
relating to imported bacon and ham, and The Merchandise Marks (Imported Goods) No. 5
Order, 1934, relating to imported dead poultry.