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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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ANALYSES UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS
DURING 1912.
The following table summarizes the information submitted formally by the Public Analyst:—
| No. | Article. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milk | 529 | 21 | 550 |
| 2 | Butter | 377 | 10 | 387 |
| 3 | Margarine | 4 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Cream | 31 | — | 31 |
| 5 | Cheese | 2 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Cream Cheese | 1 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Lard | 6 | — | 6 |
| 8 | Nutter | 1 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Mustard | 14 | — | 14 |
| 10 | Pepper | 9 | — | 9 |
| 11 | Rice | 1 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Cocoa | 3 | — | 3 |
| 13 | Coffee | 27 | — | 27 |
| 14 | Chicory | 1 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Coffee and Chicory | 1 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Jam | 11 | — | 11 |
| 17 | Black Currant Jelly | 1 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Red Currant Jelly | 1 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Condensed Milk | 2 | — | 2 |
| 20 | Sweets | 2 | — | 2 |
| 21 - | Frankfort Sausage | 1 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Canned Salmon | 1 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Lime Water | 8 | — | 8 |
| 24 | Seidlitz Powder | 2 | — | 2 |
| 25 | Dover's Powder | 8 | — | 8 |
| 26 | Liquorice Powder | 2 | — | 2 |
| 27 | Gregory's Powder | 3 | — | 3 |
| 28 | Paregoric Elixir | 1 | 1 | |
| 29 | Boracic Ointment | 3 | — | 3 |
| 30 | Turpentine Liniment | 1 | — | 1 |
| 31 | Citrate of Magnesia | 1 | — | 1 |
| 32 | Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | 2 | — | 2 |
| 33 | Sweet Spirits of Nitre | 3 | — | 3 |
| 34 | Ipecacuanha Wine | 2 | — | 2 |
| 1,062 | 31 | 1,093 |
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF FOOD.
The practice of taking a certain number of samples of food and submitting them
to the Council's bacteriologist (Dr. Eastes) for examination was continued during
1912. In all, 15 were taken, of which were milk.
Of the milk samples, some were taken at one or other of the railway stations,
others at shops within the Borough.