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St Pancras 1937

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

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FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928.

Table: Of the formal, 389 proved to be genuine, and 10, or 2.5 per cent., adulterated; and of the informal,392were genuine and9,or2.2per cent., adulterated.

Of the formal, 389 proved to be genuine, and 10, or 2.5 per cent., adulterated; and of the informal,392were genuine and9,or2.2per cent., adulterated.

Articles of food of which samples have been taken.Total number of samples.Genuine.Adulterated.
FormalInformalFormalInformalFormalInformal
Almonds (ground)—1—1——
Ammon Tinct. Quinine—1—1——
Apples (canned)—1—1——
Arrowroot—1—1——
Aspirins—1—1——
Bacon—1—1——
Barley—1—1—_
Beef—1—1——
,, (corned)—1—1——
Brawn—1—1——
Butter—69—69——
Cake (fish)—1—1——
Cheese—2-2——
Cherries (canned)—1—1——
Chocolate (Brazil Milk)—1—1——
Cocoa—9—9——
Coffee—2—2——
Coffee and Chicory—2—2——
Cornflour—1—1——
Crab (canned)—1—1——
Cream (horseradish)—1—1——
Cream—7—7——
,, (canned)—6—6——
,, (salad)—1—1——
Currants—5—5——
Damsons (canned)—1—1——
Dripping—4—4——
Essence (almond flavouring)—1—1——
Figs (Compound Syrup of)—1—1——
Flour (self-raising)—3—3——
Fruit Cake—1—1——
Ginger—8—8——
Ginger (ground)—2—2——
Glycerine—5—5——
Herrings (canned)—1—1——
Honey—3—3——
Horse Radish (evaporated)—1—1——
Iodine, tincture—2—2——
Jam—4—4——
Jelly—1—1——
Kipper Snacks (canned)—2—2——
Lard—10—10——
„ substitute—1—1——
Lemonade Crystals—4—4——
Lemon Cheese—1—1——
Magnesia1312—1
Margarine—3—3——
Meat (minced)212—1022
Meat, Sausage—1—1——
Milk385138015—
,, Condensed, S.S.—5—5——
Carried forward38820038119773