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Paddington 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Samples submitted to Public Analyst—1932—continued.
| Number examined. | Number adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Formal. | Informal. | Formal. | Informal. | |
| Pickles | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Pork Pie | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Port Wine | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Potted Meat | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Prawns | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Preserved Sausages | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raisin Wine | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Raspberry Powder | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rice Flakes | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rock Cakes | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruby Wine | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rum | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Sausages | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sausage Fritter | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sausage Roll | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Saveloy | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scones | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Semolina | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Stout | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Sugar | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sulphur Ointment | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tapioca | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tea | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tincture of Iodine | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tinned Crab | — | 1 | — | — | —_ | — |
| Tinned Fish | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tinned Fruit | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| Tinned Galantine Meat, etc. | _— | 6 | —_ | — | —_ | —_ |
| Tinned Lamb Tongues | . — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tinned Soup | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tinned Vegetables | — | 8 | —_ | — | — | —_ |
| Veal, Ham and Egg Pie | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Vinegar of Squills | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Vitacream | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Welsh Rarebit | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Whisky | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 | 50.00 |
| White Precipitate Ointment | — | 1 | _ | — | — | — |
| Wiltshire Patty | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Yellow Mercury Oxide Ointment | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Zinc Ointment | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 320 | 280 | 14 | 4 | 4.37 | 1.43 | |
| 600 | 18 | 3.00 | ||||
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1928.
The Council is responsible for enforcing the provisions of this Act and the Medical Officer
of Health and the male Sanitary Inspectors have been authorised to act as officers for this
purpose.
During the year certain articles were added to the list of those which may be graded
and marked. At the end of the year Regulations were in force applicable to:—
Apples and Pears; Dressed Poultry;
Beef; Eggs;
Bottled Fruits; Glasshouse grown Tomatoes and Cucumbers;
Bottled Vegetables; Honey;
Broccoli; Malt Flour and Malt Extract;
Canned Fruits; Plums;
Canned Vegetables; Potatoes;
Cherries; Strawberries;
Cider; Wheat Flour.
No premises used by way of trade or for purposes of gain for the cold storage or chemical
storage of eggs were registered during the year.
Seven samples of canned fruit were procured during the year, comprising raspberries
2, golden plums 2, strawberries 1, Morello cherries 1, gooseberries 1. All were found to
comply with the Regulations applicable.