[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough] page 36

Marylebone 1919

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

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Table: The following Tables and Report from the Public Analyst give full information with regard to samples submitted to and examined by him:

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The following Tables and Report from the Public Analyst give full information with regard to samples submitted to and examined by him:

Articles submitted for Analysis.	State whether the sample was submitted to the Analyst by an Officer acting under 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.
FIRST QUARTER ENDING 31ST MARCH, 1919.
	Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Council		£500 per ann. for 700 samples. Over that number 7/6 per sample
97 milk	Do.	Genuine.		No sample contained preservative.
2 milk	Do.	Adulterated.		Fined £6and £1/1/-costs.
		No. 96. 23.0 per cent. deficient in fat		Fined £6and £1/1/-costs.
		No. 152. 13.0 do. do.		Fined £2 and £2/2/-costs.
37 butter	Do.	Genuine.		23 were test samples
				10 samples contained less than 10 grains of boracic acid per lb.
				25 samples contained between 10-20 grains of boracic acid per lb.
				Two samples contained between 20-30 grains of boracic acid per lb.
24 margarine	Do.	Genuine.		12 were test samples
11 coffee	Do.	Do.		10 were test samples
5 mustard	Do.	Do.		Four were test samples.
2 vinegar	Do.	Do.		Two were test samples
2 ginger	Do.	Do.		Two were test samples
5 cocoa	Do.	Do.		Five were test samples.
1 borax	Do.	Do.		This was a test sample.
1 dried egg	Do.	Do.		Do.
1 pepper	Do.	Do.		Do.
1 whisky	Do.	Do.		Do.
	Total Number of Samples analysed during the Quarter			189
	Number of Samples adulterated			2
SECOND QUARTER ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1919.
97 milk	Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Council	Genuine		No preservative in any sample.
97 milk	Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Council	Genuine		Three were test samples
9 milk	Do.	Adulterated.		Three were test samples
		No. 226. 13.3 per cent. deficient in milk fat		No. 226. Vendor cautioned.
		No. 270. 33.3 do. do.		No. 270. Fined £2 and £1/6/- costs.
		No. 274. 6.7 do. do.		No. 274. Fined £2 and £1/5/6 costs.
		No. 307. 13.0 do. do.		No. 307. Fined £2 and £2/6/- costs.
		No. 310. 13.0 do. do.		Mo. 310. Fined £2 and £2/6/- costs.
		No. 333. 6.7 do. do. (and 11.8 per cent. added water.)		No. 333. Fined £2 and £2/2/- costs.
		No. 334. 16.7 per cent. deficient in milk fat		No. 334. Fined £25 and £3/3/- costs.
		No. 337. 6.67 do do.		No. rf37. Fined £2 and £3/3/- costs.