London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
City of Westminster 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table LXXX.
| Number. | Article of Food. | Number of samples purchased. | Genuine. | adulterated. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | Withdrawn or dismissed. | Fines. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Butter | 143 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2 | Cereals | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 3 | Cheese | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 4 | Coffee and Chicory | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 5 | Condiments & Spices | 25 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 6 | Confectionery | 32 | 26 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 7 | Cooking Fats | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 8 | Cream | 70 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 9 | Cream (tinned) | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 10 | Custard Powder | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 11 | Drugs | 46 | 41 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Eggs | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 13 | Fish preparations | 51 | 46 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 14 | Flour | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 15 | Fruit Cordials | 30 | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 16 | Fruits (preserved) | 43 | 39 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 17 | Ice Cream | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 18 | Jams & Preserves | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 19 | Lard | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 20 | Margarine | 37 | 37 | — | — | — | —> | — | — | ||||
| 21 | Milk | 909 | 903 | 6 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Milk (Condensed) | 35 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 23 | Milk (Dried) | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 24 | Oils | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 25 | Pickles & Sauces | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 26 | Potted Meats and Meat Pies | 43 | 42 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 27 | Sausages | 43 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 28 | Spirits | 45 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 29 | Sugar | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 30 | Tea | 22 | 22 | —— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 31 | Vegetables (Pres.) | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 32 | Vinegar | 23 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 33 | Wines | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1,814 | 1,782 | 32 | 6 | — | 6 | — | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
Adulterated Samples other than Milk.
Minced Meat.—Two samples of minced meat were purchased. One
of these was found to contain 137 parts of sulphur dioxide per million.
The vendor was cautioned.
Tomato Puree.—An informal sample of Tomato Puree was found on
analysis to contain 31/3 grains of tin per pound. The sample was part of
a quantity of this product exposed for sale and the remainder of the stock