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City of Westminster 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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pickles and sauces made from fruit or vegetables. Four infringements
of these regulations were found as the result of analyses of samples.
Table II.
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
| Number. | Article of Food. | Number of samples purchased. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | Withdrawn or dismissed. | Fines. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Apples | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2 | Baking Powder | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 3 | Brandy | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 4 | Butter | 143 | 143 | — | — | _ | — | — | — | ||||
| 5 | Caviare | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 6 | Cheese | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 7 | Cocoa | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | _ | — | ||||
| 8 | Coffee | 25 | 25 | — | _ | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 9 | Confectionery | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 10 | Cream | 74 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 11 | Drugs | 23 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 12 | Fish Preparations | 43 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 13 | Flavouring Essences | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 14 | Fruit Cordials | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 15 | Gin | 21 | 19 | 2 | i | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | |||
| 16 | Grapes | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 17 | Ice Cream | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 18 | Jams and Preserves | 37 | 36 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 19 | Margarine | 37 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 20 | Meat Preparations | 72 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 21 | Milk | 910 | 906 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 6 |
| 22 | Do. Condensed | 51 | 50 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 23 | Do. Dried | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 24 | Olive Oil | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 25 | Pickles and Sauces | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 26 | Preserved Fruits | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 27 | Preserved V egeta bles | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 28 | Rum | 11 | 11 | _ | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 29 | Sausages | 78 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Spices | 23 | 23 | - | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 31 | Sugar | 1 | 1 | _ | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 32 | Tea | 37 | 37 | _ | — | — | -— | — | — | ||||
| 33 | Whisky | 42 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 13 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 34 | Wine | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1,812 | 1,794 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 6 | ||
The Council had given authority for 1,800 samples of food to be
purchased during the year; authority was also given for an additional
25 samples of foods other than milk to be taken if necessary.