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Paddington 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Samples submitted to Public Analyst—1933—
| Number examined. | Number adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Formal. | Informal. | Formal. | Informal. | |
| Fillets of Anchovy | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Fish Paste | - | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| Flour | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Fruit Junket Crystals | — | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Galantine | — | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Gin | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 | 25.00 |
| Glauber Salts | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Glycerin of Borax | — | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Grape Fruit Powder | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Ham | - | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Honey | — | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Hydrogen Peroxide | — | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Ice Cream | - | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Ice Cream Powder | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Jam | - | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Lard | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Lemonade Cubes | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Lemonade Powder | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Linseed Oil | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Liquid Extract of Cascara | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Luncheon Sausage | — | 2 | - | — | — | - |
| Malt Vinegar | — | 2 | - | — | — | - |
| Margarine | — | 9 | - | — | — | - |
| Meat Paste | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Meat Pie | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Milk | 295 | 1 | 10 | - | 3.39 | - |
| Milk, Full Cream, Dried. | - | 1 | - | - | — | - |
| Milk, Full Cream, Sweetened Condensed.. | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Milk, Full Cream, Unsweetened Condensed | - | 1 | — | — | — | - |
| Milk, Skimmed Sweetened Condensed | - | 9 | — | — | — | - |
| Minced Beef | - | 3 | - | - | — | - |
| Mincemeat | - | 3 | - | - | — | - |
| Mint Sauce | - | 1 | - | - | — | - |
| Mixed Dried Herbs | - | 1 | - | - | — | - |
| Mustard | - | 1 | - | - | — | - |
| Olive Oil | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Orange Cubes | — | 1 | — | — | — | - |
| Orange Quinine Tonic | — | 1 | — | — | — | - |
| Orangeade Powder | — | 1 | — | — | — | - |
| Ox Tongue Pate | — | 1 | — | — | — | - |
| Paraffin Wax | - | 1 | — | — | — | - |
| Pears | - | 1 | — | — | — | - |
| Pepper | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | 14.28 |
| Pickles | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Pork Pie | - | 1 | - | — | — | — |
| Powdered Rhubarb | - | 2 | - | — | — | — |
| Preserved Sausages | 5 | — | 1 | — | 20.00 | — |
| Red Currant Jelly | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Red Port | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Rhubarb and Magnesia Powder | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rice | - | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rum | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Sago | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Salad Cream | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sausages | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sausage Meat | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sauces | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Seidlitz Powder | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Semolina | — | 2 | — | . — | — | — |
| Sherry | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Shredded Suet and Flour | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Sponge Cakes | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Steak | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Stout | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Sugar | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Sweets | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Syrup of Senna | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tapioca | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tea | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Tincture of Iodine | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Tinned Fish | - | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Tinned Fruit | - | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tinned Vegetables | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Tomato Juice | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Vegetable Fat | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Whisky | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| White Port | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 314 | 286 | 14 | 5 | 4.46 | 1.75 | |
| 600 | 19 | 3.16 | ||||