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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 1910
[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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 butters | Food Inspector | Genuine | £500 per ann. for 700 samples. Over that number 7/6 per sample | One was a test sample |
| 4 butters | Do. | Adulterated. No. 889. 70 per cent. fat other than butter fat | No. 889. Fined £1 and 12/6 costs on 1st summons and 2/. costs on 2nd | |
| No. 071. 40 per cent. fat other than butter fat | No. 791. Fined £1 and 12/6 costs on 1 st summons | |||
| and 2/. costs on 2nd | ||||
| No. 1007. 50 per cent. fat other than butter fat | No. 1007. Fined £1 and 12/6 costs on 1st summons and 2/. costs on 2nd | |||
| No. 1041. 18 per cent. fat other than butter fat | No. 1041. Fined £3 and 12/6 costs on 1st summons and 2/. costs on 2nd | |||
| 11 margarines | Do. | Genuine | Five were test samples | |
| 7 cheeses | Do. | Genuine | Four were test samples | |
| 1 gorgonzola cheese | Do. | Adulterated. No. 826. 71 per cent. barytes in rind coloured with iron oxide | No. 826. Proceedings were not taken in this case | |
| 8 coffees | Do. | Genuine | ||
| 1 coffee and chicory | Do. | Genuine | ||
| 1 mustard | Do. | Genuine | ||
| 4 olive oils | Do. | Genuine | Two were test samples | |
| 9 creams | Do. | Genuine | ||
| 5 jams | Do. | Genuine | Three were test samples | |
| 2 jams | Do. | Adulterated. No. 918. 10 per cent. apple pulp | No. 918. Pending | |
| No. 919. 10 per cent. apple pulp | No. 919. | |||
| 1 apple jelly | Do. | Genuine | A test sample | |
| 3 cocoas | Do. | Genuine | ||
| 4 peppers | Do. | Genuine | ||
| 1 boracic acid | Do. | Genuine | A test sample | |
| 2 Gregory powders | Do. | Genuine | ||
| 1 Gregory powder | Do. | Adulterated. No. 984. 10 per cent. deficient in Mg O. | Vendor cautioned. Summons not applied for | |
| 2 ammoniated tincture of quinines | Do. | Genuine | ||
| Total Number of Samples analysed during the Quarter | 251 | |||
| Number of Samples adulterated | 15 | |||
SUMMARY.
| Number of Samples Analysed. | Number Adulterated. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 278 | 27 |
| 2nd | 293 | 29 |
| 3rd | 246 | |
| 4th | 251 | 15 |
| 1,068 | 78 |