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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928.
Of the formal, 332 proved to be genuine, and 15, or 4.3 per cent., adulterated; and of the informal, 437 were genuine and 16, or 3.5 per cent., adulterated.
| Articles of food of which samples have been taken. | Total number of samples. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | |
| Almonds (ground) | — | — | — | — | ||
| Anchovies (bottled) | — | — | — | — | ||
| ,, (canned) | — | — | — | — | ||
| Apricots (dried) | — | — | — | — | ||
| Arrowroot | — | — | — | — | ||
| Aspirins | — | — | — | — | ||
| Bacon | — | — | — | — | ||
| Beans, Baked (canned) | — | — | — | — | ||
| Beef | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Bisto | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Brawn | — | — | — | — | ||
| ,, (canned) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Bread (brown) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| ,, (white) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Butter | — | — | — | — | ||
| Cake, sponge | — | — | — | — | ||
| Carrots (canned) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Cheese | — | — | — | — | ||
| Chocolate | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Cocoa | — | — | — | — | ||
| Cocoanut, dessicated | — | — | — | — | ||
| Coffee | — | — | — | — | ||
| Cookeen | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Cornflour | — | — | — | — | ||
| Crab (canned) | _ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Cream | — | — | ||||
| ,, (canned) | — | — | — | — | ||
| Cube, black currant | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| „ orangeade | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Cucumber, pickled | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Currants | — | 10 | — | — | — | |
| Doughnut | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Dripping | — | — | — | — | ||
| Essence (lemon) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Faggott | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Figs (canned) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Flour, bun | — | — | — | — | ||
| ,, cake | — | — | — | — | ||
| ,, (self-raising) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fruit (dried) | — | — | — | — | ||
| „ mixed (dried) | — | — | — | — | ||
| Ginger (ground) | — | — | — | — | ||
| Glycerine, Lemon aud Ipecacuanha | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | |||
| Haricot Babbit (canned) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Herrings (canned) | — | — | — | — | ||
| Honey | — | — | — | — | ||
| Jam | _ | — | — | — | ||
| ,, (canned) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Jelly | — | — | — | — | ||
| „ Mint | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Carried forward | — | — | ||||