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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
Paddington 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Samples submitted to Public Analyst—1934—continued.
| Number examined. | Number adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Formal. | Informal. | Formal. | Informal. | |
| Suet | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Suet with Flour | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Sugar | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Sulphur Ointment | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sweets | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tapioca | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tea | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tincture of Iodine | — | 5 | — | — | — | _ |
| Tinned Beans | — | 1 | — | — | — | _ |
| Tinned Fish | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| Tinned Fruit | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| Tinned Meat and Vegetables | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tinned Peas | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Tinned Soup | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tinned Tomatoes | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Tomato Purée | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 25.00 |
| Vinegar | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 100.00 |
| Whisky | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| White Precipitate Ointment | — | 1 | — | — | — | _ |
| Wild Duck Paste | — | 1 | — | _ | _ | — |
| Zinc Ointment | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 311 | 289 | 5 | 10 | 1.61 | 3.46 | |
| 600 | 15 | 2-50 | ||||
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; Honey;
Asparagus; Horseradish;
Beef; Hothouse Grapes;
Blackcurrants; Jam;
Bottled Fruits; Kidney and Runner Beans;
Bottled Vegetables; Leeks;
Broccoli; Loganberries;
Brussels Sprouts; Malt Extract and Malt Flour;
Bunched Carrots; Mushrooms;
Cabbage Greens and Cabbages; Natural Rhubarb;
Cabbage Lettuce; Parsnips;
Canned Fruits; Pears;
Canned Vegetables; Plums;
Carrots; Potatoes;
Cauliflower; Radishes;
Celery; Raspberries;
Cherries; Red Beet;
Cheshire Cheese; Red Currants;
Cider; Ripe Onions and Shallots;
Dressed Poultry; Salad (Spring) Onions;
Eggs; Stilton Cheese;
Forced Rhubarb; Strawberries;
Glasshouse-grown Tomatoes and Cucumbers; Turnips and Swedes;
Gooseberries; Watercress;
Green Peas; 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.
Eight samples of canned fruit and vegetables were procured during the year comprising strawberries
1, blackcurrants 1, peas 2, plums 2, loganberries 1, raspberries 1. All were found to comply
with the regulations applicable.