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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Samples Submitted to Public Analyst—1931.
Number examined. | Number adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal. | Informal. | Formal. | Informal. | Formal. | Informal. | ||
Ale | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Baking Powder | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Bismuth Tablets | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Blancmange Powder | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Boracic Acid Powder | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Borax | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Boric Ointment | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Bread | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Bread and Butter | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Breakfast Sausage | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Butter | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
Cake | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Calomel Ointment | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Camphorated Oil | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Cheese | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Cheese and Tomato Paste | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Chocolate | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Cocoa | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Cod Liver Oil | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Coffee | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Coffee and Chicory | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Coffee and Chicory Extract | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Coffee and Milk | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Cooking Fat | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Cornflour | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Cream | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Crystal Jelly Powder | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Currants | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Curry Powder | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Custard Powder | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Desiccated Cocoanut | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Doughnut | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Dried Bananas | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Dried Fruit | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Dried Vegetables | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Dripping | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Egg Substitute Powder | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Essence of Ginger Wine | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Fish Cake | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
„ Paste | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8.33 | |
Flour | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Gin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60.0 | 100.0 | |
Glycerin | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Gravy Salt | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Groats | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Ground Almonds | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Ground Cinnamon | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Ground Rice | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Honey | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Honey of Squills | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Ice Cream | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Iodine Ointment | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Iodised Salt | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Iodoform Ointment | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Jam | 4 | 9 | — | 1 | — | 11.11 | |
Jam Sandwich | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Lard | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Lead Iodide Ointment | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Lemon Squash | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Lemon Cheese | — | 2 | — | —. | — | — | |
Lemonade Powder | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Liquid Eggs | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Lobster in Jelly | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Macaroni | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Margarine | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Meat Paste | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Meat Rissole | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Mercury Ointment | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Mercury Pills | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Milk | 270 | 2 | 13 | — | 4.81 | — | |
Milk, Full Cream Sweetened Condensed | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
„ , „ „ Unsweetened „ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
„ , Skimmed Sweetened ,, | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
„ , Full Cream Dried | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Milk Food | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Mincemeat | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Mint Sauce | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |