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Paddington 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Table: The following table shows a complete list of samples taken.

The following table shows a complete list of samples taken.

Number ExaminedNumber AdulteratedNumber ExaminedNumber Adulterated
FormalInformalFormalInformalFormalInformalFormalInformal
Acid—1——Margarine—4_—
Almonds, ground—2——Meat paste—4_—
Apples—1——Meatpie—7_—
Aspirin—4——Meat roll—1——
Bacon—2——Milk15263——
Baking powder—3——Milk, condensed—4——
Bouillon—1——Milk pudding—1——
Brawn—2——Milk whipping compound—1——
Bread—3——Mincemeat—1——
Butter—3——Mineral waters—10——
Cake decorations—1——Mint sauce—2——
Cakes—1——Muffins—1——
Camphorated oil—3——Mussels, bottled—1——
Castor oil—1——Mustard, prepared—1——
Cheese—5——Olive oil—3——
Cherries, glace—1——Onions, dried—2——
Chicken paste—1——Oysters, canned—1——
Choc-ice—4——Pastries—10——
Chocolate, drinking—1——Pastry mixture—3——
Chocolate roll—1——Peanut butter—2——
Chocolate spread—1——Pearl barley—1——
Coconut, desiccated—2——Peas, canned—1—_
Coffee—4——Pease pudding—1——
Coffee essence—2——Peel—3——
Coffee extract—1——Pepper, cayenne—1——
Colouring—1——Pepper compound—3——
Condiment, non-brewed—I——Pickles—1——
Cooking fat—3——Pork pie—1——
Cornflour—1——Potato powder—2——
Cough mixture—6——Pudding, canned—1——
Currant loaf—1——Quinine—1——
Custard powder—3——Rabbit, canned—1——
Dripping—1——Raising powder—1——
Eels, canned—1——Rennet essence—1——
Eggs, fresh—1——Rice—2——
Epsom salts—1——Roes, canned—3——
Faggots—I——Sacchari n tablets—1——
Fish, canned—4——Salad cream—2——
Fish cakes, canned—1——Sandwich spread—1——
Fish paste—10. ——Sardines, canned—2——
Flavouring—5——Sauce—4——
Flour—2——Sausage rolls—4——
Fruit, canned—5——Sausages—1——
Fruit, dried—1——Semolina—3——
Fruit juice—1——Senna pods—1——
Glauber salt—1——Soup,canned—6——
Gravy salt—1——Soup, powder—1——
Ham, canned—1——Spaghetti—2——
Herbs, dried—6——Spice—6——
Honey—2——Sponge mixture—1——
Hydrogen peroxide—1——Stewed steak—o——
Ice-cream—17——Stout—1——
Ice lolly—1——Suet—2——
Icing—1——Sugar—3——
Iodine—2——Sweets—9——
Indigestion tablets—1——Tea—5——
Jam—4——Tea-time tablets—2——
Jelly—3——Tomatojuice—1——
Kreem pop—1——Tomatosauce—1——
Lettuce—1——Tomatoes, canned—1——
Liver sausage—1——Vegetables, canned—15——
Luncheon meat—9——Vinegar, malt—2——
Luncheon sausage—1——Yoghourt—4——
Macaroni—1———————

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Unsound Food.—Approximately 10 tons of diseased or unsound food were surrendered for destruction, less than
half the amount surrendered in 1949.
Bacteriological examination of milk and food.—Bacteriological examinations were made of 102 samples of milk,
all of which complied with the tests prescribed in the Milk Regulations.