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City of Westminster 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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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 | Withdrawn or dismissed.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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | 8. | d. | £ | 8. | d. | ||||||||
| 1 | Butter | 142 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2 | Caviare | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Cocoa | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 4 | Coffee, Chicory, etc. | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 5 | Condensed Milk | 41 | 41 | - | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 6 | Confectionery | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 7 | Cream | 74 | 72 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 8 | Culinary Flavours | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Colours | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | — | - | - | |||||
| 9 | Dried Milk | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 10 | Drugs | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 11 | Fish Pastes | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 12 | Fish (Tinned) | 13 | 13 | — | — | - | — | — | — | ||||
| 13 | Fruit Cordials | 26 | 26 | - | — | - | — | — | — | ||||
| 14 | Fruits (Preserved) | 68 | 67 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 15 | Ice Cream | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 16 | Jams and Preserves | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 17 | Junket Crystals | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 18 | Margarine | 40 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 19 | Meat Pastes | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 20 | Meat Pies | 34 | 34 | - | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 21 | Milk | 921 | 912 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | Olive Oil | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 23 | Pickles and Sauces | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 24 | Sausages | 72 | 71 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 25 | Soups(Tinned) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 26 | Spices | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||||
| 27 | Spirits | 87 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 28 | Sugar | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 29 | Tea | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 30 | Vegetables (Tinned) | 29 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 31 | Walnuts | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 32 | Wine | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | - | — | ||||
| 1,813 | 1,794 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | ||
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.