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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Bakehouses and Restaurant Kitchens.
At the end of 1922 there were 168 bakehouses on the register, including 39 factory bakehouses.
Forty-four of these bakehouses were not in use. 124 of the 168 were underground
bakehouses, of which 30 were factory bakehouses, and 37 not in use.
At the end ol the year 400 restaurant kitchens were on the register.
Bakehouses and restaurant kitchens are visited by the Factory and Workshop Inspector,
and further particulars in regard to the work will be found on pages 66-68.
(c)—SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
The details are given in the following table:—
| Articles of food of which Samples have been taken. | Total number of Samples. | Genuine. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowroot | 4 | 4 | — |
| Brawn | 1 | 1 | — |
| Butter | 120 | 120 | — |
| Cocoa | 32 | 31 | 1 |
| Coffee | 26 | 26 | — |
| Cream | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Preserved cream | 7 | 7 | — |
| Custard powder | 2 | 2 | — |
| Dripping | 3 | 3 | — |
| Fish paste | 1 | — | 1 |
| Flour (Self Raising) | 25 | 25 | — |
| Ground Ginger | 4 | 4 | — |
| Jam | 1 | 1 | — |
| Lard | 21 | 21 | — |
| Maize Meal | 1 | 1 | — |
| Milk | 377 | 346 | 31 |
| Milk (Condensed) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mustard | 19 | 19 | — |
| Qatmeal | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pepper | 15 | 15 | — |
| Prescriptions (L.I.P.) | 56 | 38 | 18 |
| Sausages | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Vinegar | 3 | 3 | — |
| Vinegar (Malt) | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Whiskey | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 750 | 682 | 68 |
Note.—The 750 include 43 informal samples of prescriptions (L.I.P.), 2 of milk and 1 of butter.