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Islington 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1931]
78
| Articles. | No. of Samples examined. | Samples adulterated. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. Total. | Informal. Total. | Formal. Total. | Informal. Total. | |
| Honey | — | 11 | — | — |
| Cream Pastries | — | 4 | — | — |
| Mustard | — | 2 | —— | — |
| Chocolate Biscuits | — | 1 | — | — |
| Christmas Pudding | — | 1 | — | — |
| Tripe | — | 2 | — | — |
| Malt Sugar | — | 1 | — | — |
| Essence of Coffee and Chicory | — | 1 | — | — |
| Ground Ginger | — | 4 | — | — |
| Prawns | — | 7 | — | — |
| Biscuits | — | 2 | — | — |
| Cereal Foods | — | 1 | — | — |
| Buttered Cheese Sandwich | — | 1 | — | — |
| Canned Crab | — | 1 | — | — |
| Crushed Linseed | — | 3 | — | — |
| Cyder | — | 4 | — | — |
| Margarine | — | 3 | — | — |
| Olive Oil | — | 3 | — | — |
| Black Pudding | — | 1 | — | — |
| Grape Fruit Butter | — | 1 | — | — |
| Banana Cream | —— | 1 | — | — |
| Cheese and Tomato Paste | —— | 1 | — | — |
| Potato Crisps | — | 1 | — | — |
| Pectin | — | 1 | — | — |
| Bacon | — | 2 | — | — |
| Hydrogen Peroxide | — | 1 | — | — |
| Whisky | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Ham | — | 1 | — | — |
| Vanilla Sponge Mixture | — | 1 | — | — |
| Rice | — | — | — | |
| Nutmegs | 1 | — | — | |
| Lemonade Powder | — | 1 | — | — |
| Marmalade | _ | 1 | — | — |
| Mate | — | 1 | — | — |
| Grape Juice | — | 1 | — | — |
| Shrimps | — | 1 | — | — |
| Flour | — | 7 | — | — |
| Full Cream Condensed Milk Sweetened | — | 1 | — | —— |
| Infants' Food | — | 1 | — | —— |
| Skimmed Condensed Milk Sweetened | — | — | — | |
| Maple Sugar | — | 1 | — | — |
| Maple Syrup | — | 1 | — | — |
| Treacle | —— | 1 | — | — |
| Suet with Flour | — | — | — | — |
| Linseed Meal | — | 1 | — | — |
| Candied Peel | _— | — | — | —— |
| Malt and Codliver Oil ... | _ | 1 | — | —— |
| Black Currant Pastilles | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Butter Brazils | — | — | —— | |
| Ground Almonds | — | 2 | — | —— |
| Glycerine and Black Currant Pastilles | — | — | —— | |
| Malt Extract | v— | 1 | — | — |
| Tea | —_ | —— | —— | |
| Icing Sugar | — | 1 | —— | — |
| Preserved Fruits | — | 1 | —— | — |
| Muscatels | —_ | 1 | — | — |
| Dripping | — | 1 | — | — |
| Cocoa | — | 3 | — | — |
| Ground Cinnamon | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| Sausage Rolls | — | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 635 | 615 | 27 | 23 |
* 4 Samples taken by another Authority at our request.
Milk Prosecutions.
The summary of prosecutions showed that during the year 11 prosecutions
were taken for adulterated milk, all of which were successful.