[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough] page 44

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
1 margarine	Food Inspector	Adulterated. No. 2424 contained 17 per cent. of butter fat		No. 2424. Fined £5 and 12/6 costs on each of two summonses, the sample being sold in an unstamped wrapper.
				Two other margarines were doubtful but as sample only weighed 1.5 oz. it was insufficient for analysis to be repeated
2 cheeses	Do.	Genuine.
3 lards	Do.	Do.
2 whiskies	Do.	Do.
1 brandy	Do.	Do.
1 gin	Do.	Do.
1 rum	Do.	Do.
FOURTH QUARTER ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1909.
132 milks	Food Inspector	Genuine.		10 of these were artificially coloured, 2 were test samples.
6 do.	Do.	Adulterated. No. 2509 2.8 per cent. added water.		No. 2509. Fined £1 and 10/- costs.
		Do. No. 2538 4.0 do.		No. 2538. Fined 10/- and 12/6 costs.
		Do. No. 2569 10 per cent. of fat abstracted.		No. 2569. See footnote.
		Do. No. 2621 5.4 per cent. added water.		No. 2621. Do.
		Do. No. 2626 12.3 do.		No. 2626. Do.
		Do. No. 2726 3.53 do.		No. 2726. Vendor cautioned
1 skimmed milk	Do.	Genuine.
32 margarines	Do.	Genuine, 6 of these of these were sold unlabelled.		No. 2501. Owing to summons not having been applied for in the time specified in Act, proceedings were not taken.
				No. 2514. Fined 10/-.and 12/6 costs.
				No. 2528. Fined £1and 12/6 costs.
				No. 2619. See footnote.
				No. 2699. Fined 5/- and 12/6 costs.
				No. 2746. Fined 10/-and 12/6 costs.
54 butters	Do.	Genuine.
1 do.	Do.	Adulterated.		A test sample, 80 per cent. of foreign fat.
3 do.	Do.	Adulterated. No. 2561 90 per cent. of foreign fats.		No. 2561. See footnote.
		Do. No. 2642 80 do.		No. 2642. Do.
		Do. No. 2735 80 do.		No. 2735. Fined 10/- and 12/G costs on each of 2 summonses.