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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Articles of food of which samples have been made. | Total number of samples. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | |
| Brought forward | 318 | 432 | 306 | 417 | 12 | 15 |
| Sausage Roll | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - |
| Scone | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| ,, (cream) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Soup (canned) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Sponge cake | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Strawberries (canned) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Suet (shredded) | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Sugar | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| ,, (Demerara) | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Sultanas | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - |
| Sweet Decorations | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Sweets | - | 16 | - | 16 | - | - |
| Syrup (Strawberry) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Tapioca | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Tea | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Tomatoes (canned) | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - |
| Tomato Puree (canned) | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Tripe | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - |
| Vinegar (malt) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Vitacream | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Wheat (prepared) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Totals | 318 | 482 | 306 | 467 | 12 | 15 |
Prosecutions wore undertaken as regards five samples, which were reported as being
adulterated. The results of the proceedings are stated in the following tables:—
S ummonses.
(a)
| No. of Sample. | Article. | Result of Analysis. | Date of Hearing of Summons. | Result of Proceedings. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty. | Costs. | ||||||||
| 1933. | £ | s. | d | £ | s. | d. | |||
| N. 9 | Milk | Added water, 10 per cent. | Mar. 14th | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| N. 79 | „ | Deficient in milk fat, 13 per cent. | June 9th | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| N. 131 | ,, | Added water 18.5 per cent. | Oct. 18th | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| N. 125 | Jam | Adulterated by the admixture of sulphur dioxide, 0.010 per cent. | Oct. 11th | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | ||
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| Address where offence committed. | Offence. | Date of Hearing of Summons. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 131, Fortess Road | Selling jam which contained an added preservative contrary to Statute | 1933. Oct. 11th | Not proceeded with.* |
| *See also proceedings under Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act—Sample N. 125. | |||