[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough] page 42

Marylebone 1909

[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 canned apricots	Food Inspector	Genuine, but contained a trace of tin equal to 0.4 and 0.1 grains of tin per lb.
1 potted shrimps	Do.	Genuine, free from preservatives.
1 salmon & shrimps	Do.	Genuine.
1 chicken and ham	Do.	Do.
1 turkey and tongue	Do.	Do.
2 beef drippings	Do.	Do.
1 beef sausages	Do.	Do.
2 pork sausages	Do.	Test samples, 1 genuine, 1 with 17 grains per lb. of boric acid.
3 "Stauber" delicacies	Do.	Genuine.
1 quinine wine	Do.	Do.
1 quinine wine and sherry	Do.	Do.
2 ipecacuanha wine	Do.	Do.
2 ginger wines	Do.	Do.
2 elderberry wines	Do.	Do.
2 ammoniated tinctures of quinine	Do.	Do.
4 sweet spirits of nitre	Do.	Do.
4 camphorated oils	Do.	Do.
5 olive oils	Do.	Do.
2 chlorate of potash lozenges	Do.	Do.
1 pepsin	Do.	Do.
2 gall and opium ointments	Do.	Do.
2 flours	Do.	Do.
SECOND QUARTER ENDING 30th JUNE, 1908.
16 milk	Food Inspector	Genuine.
7 do.	Do.	Adulterated. No. 2188 7.53 per cent. added water		No. 2188. Defendant absconded, summons not served.
		Do. No. 2247 12 per cent. deficient in fat.		No. 2247. Fined £1 and 12/6 costs.
		Do. No. 2261 10 do.		No. 2261. Do.
		Do. No. 2262 4 do.		No. 2262. Vendor was cautioned.
		Do. No. 2269 9.4 do.		No. 2269. Fined £2 and 12/6 costs.
		Do. No. 2273 10 do.		No. 2273. Fined £1 and 12/6 costs.
		Do. No. 2280 8 do.		No. 2280. Do.
1 milk	Private Purchaser	Genuine (undivided)
23 butter	Food Inspector	Genuine.		18 of the butter samples contained borax from a trace up to 33.90 grains per lb. expressed as boric acid.
1 bread and butter	Do.	Do.
2 do.	Do.	Adulterated. No. 2277. Contained 80 per cent. of fat other than butter fat		No. 2277. Fined £2 and 12/6 costs.
		Do. No. 2278 do.		No. 2278. Case dismissed with costs against Council.