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St Pancras 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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FormalInformalFormalInformalFormalInform a'
Brought forward4582094461941215
Pepper—16—16——
Peroxide of Hydrogen—1—1_—
Pickles_0_2_—
Prawns (canned)—1—1——
Raisins_1_1—_—
Rice_5_—5—__
(ground)—1—1——
Roll and Butter1817—_1
Salad Oil—1_1_—_
Salmon (canned)—1—1——
Sardellen Butter—I—1——
Sardines (canned)—3—3——
Sauce—11—11——
Sausage (cooked) ,.—6—6——
Sausage Roll—4—4——
Sausages43032614
Soup (canned)—1—1——
,, (Tomato Puree)392415
Suet (shredded)—1—1——
Sugar—3—3——
Sweets—11—11__
Tea—2—2_—_
Tincture of Iodine—2_—2—_
Tomatoes (canned)—2—2——
Tripe—2—2——
Totals4663344523091425

Prosecutions were undertaken as regards five samples, which were reported as being
adulterated. The results of the proceedings are stated in the following tables:—

Summonses.(a) Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.

No. of Sample.Article.Result of Analysis.Date of Hearing of Summons.Result of Proceedings.
Penalty.Costs.
1931.£8.d.£s.d.
A. 33MilkDeficient in milk fat, 8 0 per cent.April 9th100220
A. 34,,60 „,, ,,"Not dealt with "
A. 44,,15-3 „,, 16th .—220
c. 139JamAdulterated by the admixture of sulphur dioxide, 0 008 per cent.Sept. 15thWithdrawn, evidence incon elusive
C. 216MilkDeficient in milk fat, 37 3 per cent.Oct. 29th200—

(b) Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in Food) Regulations, 1925.

Address where offence committed.Offence.Date of Hearing of Summons.Result of Proceedings.
58, ChurchwaySelling jam containing an added preservative exceeding the proportion specified1931. Sept. 15thWithdrawn, evidence inconclusive