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St Pancras 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Ice-Cream Premises.
In 1924, 324 ice-cream premises were known to the department; 402 visits were paid
to them by the Food Inspectors during the year.
Bakehouses and Restaurant Kitchens.
At the end of 1924 there were 160 bakehouses on the register, including 46 factory
bakehouses. Forty of these bakehouses were not in use. 118 of the 160 were underground
bakehouses, of which 41 were factory bakehouses, and 32 not in use.
At the end of the year 392 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 oa pages 68 to 71.
(c)—SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
750 samples have been taken under these Acts, and 704 of these proved to be genuine and 46, or 6.1 per cent., adulterated. The details are given in the following table: —
| Articles of food of which samples have been taken. | Total number of samples. | Genuine. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowroot | l | l | — |
| Bacon | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Brawn | 2 | 2 | — |
| Butter | 156 | 156 | — |
| Cocoa | 28 | 28 | — |
| Coffee | 28 | 28 | — |
| Cream | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Do. (Preserved) | 11 | 11 | — |
| Custard Powder | 5 | 5 | — |
| Dripping | 11 | 11 | — |
| Fish Paste | 2 | — | 2 |
| Flour (Self-Raising) | 15 | 15 | — |
| Jelly Crystals | 1 | 1 | — |
| Lard | 14 | 14 | — |
| Margarine | 10 | 10 | — |
| Milk | 348 | 317 | 31 |
| Milk, Dried | 5 | 5 | — |
| Mustard | 21 | 20 | 1 |
| Oatmeal | I | 1 | — |
| Pepper | 21 | 21 | — |
| Prescriptions (L.I.P.) | 6 | — | |
| Rice | 8 | 8 | — |
| Salad Oil | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sausages | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Suet | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sugar | 1 | 1 | — |
| Vinegar | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| Vinegar (Malt) | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Total . . | 750 | 704 | 46 |
Note.—The 750 include two informal samples of milk.