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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
City of London 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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| Name of Article | Identification No given to the sample in the Quarterly Report | Result of Analysis | If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts state result showing fines and costs separately | If any legal proceedings were instituted under Acts other than the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts state result showing fines and costs separately | If no legal proceedings were instituted state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample | Information if any as to previous convictions | Remarks on any point of special interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boric Acid Ointment | 693 | 104 per cent deficient in Boric Acid | .... | .... | Cautioned | ||
| Sponge Cake | 788 | 020 per cent of Boric Acid | .... | .... | Reported to Ministry of Health | ||
| „ | 799 | 035 „ „ | .... | .... | „ | ||
| „ | 801 | 042 „ „ | .... | .... | „ | ||
| „ | 802 | 022 „ „ | .... | .... | „ | ||
| „ | 804 | 031„ „ | .... | .... | „ | ||
| „ | 807 | 029 „ „ | .... | .... | „ | ||
| Sponge Fingers | 800 | 036 „ „ | .... | .... | „ | ||
| Black Currant Jam | 809 | 581 per cent only of water soluble extract | .... | .... | Cautioned | ||
| Milk | 858 | 9 per cent added water | Fined £2 and £1 1s Costs | .... | .... | ||
| „ | 859 | 8 per cent added water | Fined £2 and £1 1s Costs | .... | .... | ||
| Gregory's Powder | 878 | 66percent of Magnesium Carbonate in place of 66 per cent Magnesia | .... | .... | Cautioned | ||
| Eggpride | 932 | 110 per cent Boric Acid | .... | .... | Reported to Ministry of Health |
SALE OF FOOD ORDER 1921
The Sale of Food Order 1921 imposed upon Local Authorities certain responsibilities
in respect of weight of bread and tea labelling of imported produce composition
of jam marmalade and dripping margarine and other edible fats
The enforcement of the provisions of the Order is entrusted as regards weight
of bread and tea to Local Authorities for the purpose of the Weights and Measures
Acts and as regards labelling of imported produce the composition of jam marmalade
etc to Local Authorities authorised to appoint an Analyst for the purpose
of the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts 1875 to 1905 and such of their officers as they
may respectively designate or appoint for those duties
Since the issue of this Order however an amending order has been received
which removed lard from the list of imported products which are required to be
labelled and revokes the Sections of the Order relating to the composition of jam
marmalade and dripping margarine and other edible fats
The only part of the Order now entrusted to the Sale of Food and Drugs
Authorities is Part 3 which relates to the labelling of imported produce other than
lard It is however possible that certain of the provisions of Part 5 which
relate to fats even though they have been revoked may prove to be useful for
the purposes of the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts as indicating the standard of composition
generally recognised as the minimum of purity for the articles in question
as the provisions were originally settled after consultation with the representatives
of the trades concerned
SALE OF MARGARINE
Certain samples of Margarine purchased during the year were found to have
infringed the provisions of the Margarine Act 1887 and the Sale of Food and Drugs
Act 1899