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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
St Pancras 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Consecutive sampling.—Pending the repeal of the Warranty Sections of the Sale
of Food and Drugs Acts, instructions were given to the Food Inspectors when
sampling to always inquire whether a warranty in any form is held by the
vendor, and, if there be a warranty, and the sample prove to be adulterated, to
take a sample of the milk of the guarantor upon delivery at the vendor's
premises. Unfortunately the second sample is not a sample of the inculpated
milk, but it may in some measure be evidence of the bona or male fides of the
guarantor.
| Articles of Food of which samples have been taken. | Total number of samples. | Genuine. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 378 | 279 | 99 |
| Butter | 183 | 169 | 14 |
| Arrowroot | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| Mustard | 29 | 29 | — |
| Pepper | 30 | 29 | 1 |
| Magnesia | 3 | — | 3 |
| Ginger | 2 | 2 | — |
| Coffee | 31 | 25 | 6 |
| Lard | 7 | — | |
| Oatmeal | 9 | 9 | — |
| Cocoa | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| Tapioca | 4 | 4 | — |
| Strawberry Jam | 2 | 2 | — |
| Plum Jam | 1 | 1 | — |
| Raspberry Jam | 1 | 1 | — |
| Greengage Jam | 1 | 1 | — |
| Gooseberry Jam | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cheese | 8 | 8 | — |
| Demerara Sugar | 2 | 2 | — |
| Tartaric Acid | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Flour of Sulphur | 1 | 1 | — |
| Citric Acid | 2 | 2 | — |
| Margarine | 1 | 1 | — |
| Butter Substitute | 1 | 1 | — |
| Gin | 4 | 4 | — |
| Rum | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Scotch Whisky | 5 | 5 | — |
| Irish Whisky | 4 | 4 | — |
| Brandy | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 750 | 620 | 130 |