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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
Lambeth 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Analysis of Food and Drugs and Water—continued.
| Samples. | Formal. | Informal. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. | |
| Milk Condensed (Full Cream) | - | - | 5 | - |
| Milk Condensed (Machine Skimmed) | - | - | 7 | - |
| Mustard Compound | - | - | 1 | - |
| Peaflour | - | - | 6 | - |
| Sausage Colouring | - | - | 2 | - |
| Confectionary and Jam | - | - | 15 | - |
| Chocolate Powder | - | - | 3 | - |
| Currants | - | - | 6 | - |
| Ham | - | - | 3 | - |
| Lemon Curd | - | - | 6 | - |
| Rasins | - | - | 6 | - |
| Sultanas | - | - | 6 | - |
| Meat Potted | - | - | 5 | 1 |
| Cream | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Preserved Cream | - | - | 7 | - |
| Margarine | 1 | - | 117 | - |
| Olive Oil | - | - | 7 | 2 |
| Meat Preservative | - | - | 3 | - |
| 800 | 29 | 1,200 | 15 | |
N.B.—12 summonses were issued (5 convictions, 5 dismissals, 2 summonses
withdrawn).
Water.
No sample of water was submitted to the Analyst for analysis.
1 sample of home-made brawn was analysed and no chemical
foreign matter was discovered.
Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912 and 1917.*
All samples of milk are examined by the Public Analyst, as a
routine, for the presence of preservatives, and of the 768 samples
of milk taken during 1927 (all formal), in no single instance was
a preservative found. 6 samples of cream (1 formal and 5 informal),
and 7 samples of preserved cream (all informal), were also taken
with the results set out below.
*The Amendment Order (February 8th, 1917) came into operation
on April 2nd, 1917, and lays down a maximum of 0.4 per cent. of Boric
Acid added to cream, such cream to be sold as preserved cream and to be
labelled with the words, "Cream containing boric acid is unsuitable for
infants and invalids."