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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
Marylebone 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Articles submitted for Analysis. | State whether the sample was submitted to the Analyst by an Officer acting under the direction of a Local Authority, under Section 13 of Act, and, if so, the name of such Authority | Result of Analysis ; showing whether the sample was Genuine or Adulterated, and if Adulterated what were the nature and extent of the Adulteration. | The sum paid in respect of the Analysis. | Observations. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 milks | Sanitary Inspector | Adulterated. No. 1293, 3.75 per cent., and No. 1299, 10.59 per cent. water. | (1293) Fined £1, Costs 12/6. (1299) Warranty defence. Case dismissed with costs against the | |
| 1 Do....... | Private Purchaser | A trace of formalin. | Council. | |
| 42 butters | Sanitary Inspector | Genuine. | 16 butters contained boric acid up to 29 grains | |
| 1 Do | Do. | (Test sample.) Adulterated margarine. | per lb. | |
| 1 bread and butter | Do. | Genuine. | ||
| 1 Do | Do. | The butter adulterated 80 per cent. foreign fats. | Proceedings pending. | |
| 3 creams | Do. | Genuine. | ||
| 4 cheeses | Do. | Do. | ||
| 3 margarines | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 lard | Do. | Do. | ||
| 2 whiskies | Do. | Do. | ||
| 2 rums | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 gin | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 stout | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 lager beer | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 Harvest Burgundy | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 Tarragona Port | Do. | Do. | ||
| 5 coffees | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 Do | Do. | Adulterated—half chicory. | Solicitor advised no proceedings as sample was wrapped in a paper with the words "Mixture of Coffee and Chicory." | |
| 2 chocolates | Do. | Genuine. | ||
| 5 cocoas | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 mustard | Do. | Do. | ||
| 3 vinegars | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 shrimp paste | Do. | Do. | ||
| 2 chicken paste | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 Do. | Do. | Do. | Small quantity of borax. | |
| 1 tinned apricots | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 tinned peas | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 tinned pears | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 calf's foot jelly | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 potted meat (beef) | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 baked haricot | Do. | Do. | ||
| beans |