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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 1919

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

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ANALYST, 1919.

Table: The number of samples taken under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts and submitted for analysis, was 700: a considerable increase as compared with the samples for 1918, the number for that year being only 464, owing to war conditions. A complete list is as follows:

The number of samples taken under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts and submitted for analysis, was 700: a considerable increase as compared with the samples for 1918, the number for that year being only 464, owing to war conditions. A complete list is as follows:

No.Article.Genuine.Adulterated.Total.
1Milk30412316
2Butter1261127
3Margarine77—77
4Coffee21122
5Mustard5—5
6Mustard Mixture6—6
7Vinegar9—9
8Ginger2—2
9Cocoa35—35
10Borax1—1
11Dried Egg1—1
12Pepper5—5
13Whiskey1—1
14Cream2—2
15Lard12—12
16Compound Lard1—1
17Coffee Mixture1—1
18Cream (Preserved)1—1
19Jam35—35
20Marmalade8—8
21Honey4—4
22Lemon Curd1—1
23Raspberry and Lemon Curd1—1
24Mincemeat2—2
25Dripping2—2
26Pickles5—5
27Olive Oil1—1
28Tomato Catsup5—5
29Ginger Syrup1—1
30Blackberry Jelly1—1
31Cheese1—1
32Golden Syrup1—1
33Tea2—2
34Condensed Milk2—2
35Evaporated Milk2—2
36Piccalilli2—2
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Milk.—316 samples of milk were analysed. Of these 12 or 3.8 per cent. were
adulterated. One of the 12 contained 13 per cent. of added water, the remaining 11
had been deprived of from 6.7 to 33.3 per cent. milk fat. Not one of the 316
samples contained any preservative.