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Paddington 1953

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

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Number ExaminedNumber AdulteratedNumber ExaminedNumber Adulterated
FormalInformalFormalInformalFormalInformalFormalInformal
Kidneys, canned—1——Saccharine tablets_1——
Laxative—4——Sago—1——
Lemon curd—1——Sal volatile—1——
Lemonade crystals—1——Salt, garlic—1——
Liniment—2——Sauce—1——
Liquid paraffin—2——Sausage rolls—1——
Lotion—1——Sausages—17——
Luncheon meat, canned—2——Seasoning—1——
Lysol—1——Sedative—1——
Macaroni—1——Semolina—1——
Margarine—2——Soup,canned—4——
Marmalade—4——Soup, powder—1——
Marrons glace—1——Spaghetti, canned—1——
Marzipan—1——Spice—4——
Mayonnaise—1——Stedman's powder—1——
Meat paste—3——Stewed beef, canned—2——
Meat pudding, canned—2——Stout—7——
Milk45171—1Suet—5——
Mincemeat—5——Sugar—4——
Mineral waters—7——Sulphur ointment—1——
Mint sauce—3——Sulphur tablets—2—1
Mushrooms, pickled—1——Sunny spread—1——
Mustard, prepared—1——Sweets—3——
Nutmeg, ground—1——Tapioca—1——
Olive oil—1——Tea—4——
Peanut butter—3——Throat tablets—2—_—
Peanuts, salted—1——Tomato juice—4——
Pectin—1——Tomato paste—1——
Peel—2——Tonic—1——
Pepper—3——Travel tablets—1——
Peppermints—1——Vegetables, canned—6——
Phospherine—1——Vitacream—1——
Pickles—1——Vinegar—4——
Potatoes, canned—2——Walnuts, pickled—1——
Pressed beef—1——Welsh rarebit_2——
Pudding, canned—2——White precipitate ointment—2——
Quinine1611Yeast—1——
Ravioli, canned—1——Youghourt—1——
Rice—2——Zinc ointment—1——

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The sulphur tablets were slightly deficient in flowers of sulphur which in the Analyst's opinion might have been
caused by insufficient mixing during manufacture.
The adulterated informal milk sample had approximately 10 per cent. f added water. A formal sample taken
subsequently was however genuine. Samples are being taken regularly to ensure that the milk from this farm is
consistently genuine.
The ammoniated quinine samples were deficient in ammonia. This was found to be due to insufficient corking.
The batch of bottles concerned were withdrawn by the manufacturers.

Table: Licences.—Licences to sell designated milk in force at the end of the year are given below:—

Licences.—Licences to sell designated milk in force at the end of the year are given below:—

nationDealers' Principal LicencesDealers' Supplementary Licences
"Pasteurised"78 (77)20 (19)
" Sterilised "117 (113)22 (22)
" Tuberculin tested "60 (58)20 (19)

Table: Registrtions.—The following registrations were in force at the end of the year under the Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949, or Section 14 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938.

Registrtions.—The following registrations were in force at the end of the year under the Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949, or Section 14 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938.

Distributors of milk118 (117)
Dairies— (—)
Ice cream premises195 (193)
Food premises (sausages etc.)75 (75)