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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Articles of food of which samples have been taken. | Total number of samples. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | |
| Brought forward | 541 | 120 | 524 | 110 | 17 | 10 |
| Pears | — | 1 | _ | 1 | - | - |
| ,, (canned) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| ,, (dried) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Polonie | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Peas (dried) | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| ,, (canned) | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peel (candied) ,, | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Pepper | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| Pine apple (canned) | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Pork and beans (canned) | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Pork pie | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Potato salad | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Prawns (canned) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Prunes | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Raisins | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - |
| Rice | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| Rissoles (meat) | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sardines (canned) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sausage roll | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sausages | 11 | 53 | 5 | 41 | .6 | 12 |
| Soda water | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sponge cake | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Steak pie | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Suet | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sugar | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Sweets | — | 8 | — | 8 | — | — |
| Swiss roll | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tomatoes | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | — |
| Tongue | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Vinegar | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| ,, (malt) | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wine (Australian) | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Salmon (canned) | — | 8 | — | 8 | — | — |
| Totals | 571 | 229 | 547 | 204 | 24 | 25 |
Prosecutions were undertaken as regards 8 samples, which were reported as being
adulterated. The results of the proceedings are stated in the following table:—
Summonses.
(a) Under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
| No. of Sample. | Article. | Result of Analysis. | Date of Hearing of Summons. | Result of Proceedings. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty. | Costs. | ||||||||
| 1927, | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| Dismissed under the Probation of Offen ders Act | |||||||||
| A. 5 | Milk | Deficient in milk fat, 8 0 per cent. | Feb. 23rd | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||
| c. 46 | „ | „ 60 „ | April 12 th. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| A. 83 | „ | „ 126 „ | May 4th | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| C. 134 | „ | „ 180 „ | June 30th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| C. 141 | „ | „ 20.6 „ | ,, „ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| c. 147 | „ | „ 7.0 „ | „ „ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| C. 151 | „ | Added water, 3 4 per cent. | July 7th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| C. 152 | „ | Deficient in milk fat, 6.0 per cent. | „ „ | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |