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City of London 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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the food and drugs (adulteration) act, 1928,
the public health (preservatives, etc., in food) regulations,
the public health (condensed milk) regulations, 1923 and 1927,
the public health (dried milk) regulations, 1923 and 1927, and
the artificial cream act. 1929.—Continued.

Table: Formal and Informal Samples Submitted for Analysis.

Formal and Informal Samples Submitted for Analysis.

Article.Number Examined.Number Adulterated, etc.Percentage of Adulteration.
Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
Drugs (continued)—
Brought forward3727523566.64.26.6
Powder, Gregory's—11___—_
Sal Volatile112—11—100.050.0
Soda, Bicarbonate—11——_—__
Tincture, Iodine—22——_——_
Tincture, Quinine—33—————-
Turpentine, Liniment—22—————~
Totals482862465004.86.9
Other Articles——
Arrowroot—77———_—_
Baking Powder—44——__—_
Barley—1515——————
Beverages, etc.—1212——————
Cake and Biscuits—1313———_—_
Chocolate Powder—22_—__—_
Coffee Mixtures, etc—22——____
Colouring—33——————
Dripping—99——————
Egg Powder Substitute—11——_—_
Fat, Other—11——____
Fish—66——____
Fish, Canned—1616—22_12.512.5
Fish Paste—99_—____
Fruit, Canned—99_____
Fruit, Dried—6767——____
Honey—77——————
Ice Cream—99—————_
Jellies—77——__—_
Lemonade Powder—1111—__—_
Lemon Curd—55———_—_
Meat—4242—11—2.32.3
Meat, Canned.—44—11_2.32.3
Meat, Paste—33—____
Meat Pies_66______
Mincemeat—66_____
Oatmeal_55_______
Olive Oil_55_____
Pepper—99——————
Pickles and Sauces—2525——_——_
Powder, Custard—11______
Preserved Vegetables—1919
Rice—66——————
Sago—11——————
Sausages, etc,—3838—11—2.62.6
Semolina—11_—————
Soup—22____—_
Spices and Herbs14546i12100.02.24.3
Suet_55_____—
Tapioca—44____——
Treacle11
Totals1443444i67100.01.31.5

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