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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table LXXIX.
| Number. | Article of Food or Drug. | Number of samples purchased. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | Withdrawn or dismissed. | Fines. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||||||
| 1 | Almonds | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | _ | - | - | ||||
| 2 | Brandy | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 3 | Bread | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 4 | Butter | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 5 | Cereals | 28 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 6 | Cheese | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 7 | Cocoa | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 8 | Coffee | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 9 | Confectionery | 19 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 10 | Condiments & Spices | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 11 | Cordials | 34 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 12 | Creams | 81 | 81 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 13 | Drugs | 37 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 14 | Fish Paste | 32 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 15 | Fish (preserved) | 31 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Fruit (preserved) | 36 | 35 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 17 | Gin | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 18 | Ice Cream | 28 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 19 | Jams & Preserves | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 20 | Lard | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 21 | Margarine | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 22 | Meat Paste | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 23 | Meat (preserved) | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 24 | Milk | 896 | 885 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Milk (condensed) | 52 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 26 | Milk (dried) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 27 | Oils | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 28 | Pickles & Sauces | 33 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 29 | Rum | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 30 | Sausages | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 31 | Soups (tinned) | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 32 | Sugar | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 33 | Tea | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 34 | Vegetables(pr's'rv'd) | 21 | 18 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 35 | Vinegar | 36 | 35 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 36 | Whisky | 33 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 37 | Wines | 18 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 1,823 | 1,799 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 0 | ||
Bread.—A loaf of bread purchased at a shop in the City was submitted
to the Department, and on analysis was found to contain some
ferrous substance. The matter was taken up with the baker, and the
presence of the foreign matter was found to be due to the use of a defective
container.