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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 1937
[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. | |||
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| Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | |
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Summonses.
| Article. | Result of Analysis Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928. | Date of Hearing. | Result of Proceedings. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milk | Deficient in milk-fat 18 per cent. | 1937. | £ | s. | d. | |
| - | - | |||||
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Wholesale Dealers in Margarine.—No certificates of registration under the provisions
of the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act were issued during the year.
PUBLIC HEALTH (PRESERVATIVES IN FOOD) REGULATIONS 1925-1927.
All samples were examined for any contravention of these Regulations and four were
found to contain proportions of preservatives contrary to the standards. These samples (all
minced beef) had been taken formally and the Committee decided to send a cautionary
letter to the vendor in each case. There were no prosecutions.
I have to thank Mr. J. Kear Colwell, f.i.c., the Borough Analyst, for the following
notes upon the work he has carried out during the year.
Report of the Borough Analyst.
During the year 1937, 800 samples were submitted for analysis in accordance with
the provisions of the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928, 400 having been purchased
with the required formalities and 400 obtained informally.