London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Islington 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

This page requires JavaScript

19301
82

The Public Analyst during- the year reported on the genuineness of the articles examined as follows :—

Showing iheSamples of Food and Drugsanalysed by thePublic Analystduring the Year1930.

Article.Number of Samples examined.Samples adulterated
FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
Milk67236751111
Butter ..16174190__
Lard21416__
Sweets1010___
Cakes & Buns..2(>8145
Pepper268
Preserved Sausage66
Sausages454582810
Whisky8877
Arrowroot1910
Coffee21315__
Jam & Marmalade44_
Biscuits33–_
Fish Paste11_–_
Honey44
Mustard33
Rice88
Cocoa156
Cream Cakes & Pastries2211
Dried Full Cream Milk1111
Prawns. 77
Ham11
Artificial Cream11
IceCream11
Baking PowderJ1
Cheese33
Confectionery33
Cream11_
Ground Ginger11
Glucose11
Tapioca11_
Tea22
Cream Sandwich3322
Olive Oil22
Cane Treacle22
Milk Sugar11
Cayenne Pepper11
Turkish Delight11
Crushed Linseed3
Swiss Roll2
Lime Juice22
Potato Salad11
Liver Sausage11
Sherbert11
Bread11
Luncheon Sausage11
Pressed Beef11
Roll and Butter178112
Bread and Butter (Cut)123112
Port Wine11__
Lemonade Powder11_
Cream Sherry Trifle22_11
Chocolates33_11
Tripe11_
Dripping11_
Fish11_
Flaked Suet with Flour11_–_
Formalin11_
Full Cream unsweetened
Condensed Milk11_
Ginger Wine11__
Mixed Peel6__'
Icing Sugar11
Full Cream sweetened Condensed Milk11
Ground Almonds22
Raisins11
Minced Beef11
Jam33
Total7124201,132231942