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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Articles submitted for Analysis | State w hether 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Council | No. 258. 16.67 per cent. deficient in milk fat | £500 per annum for 700 samples. Over that number 7/6 per sample. | No. 258. This was a test sample | |
| No. 352. 10.0 do. do. | No. 352. £1/11/6 costs.† | |||
| No. 356. 16.7 do. do. | No. 356. This was a test sample | |||
| No. 397. 30.0 do. do. | No. 397. Fined £5 and 10/6 costs | |||
| *No. 398. 6.7 do. do. | *No. 398. Farmer cautioned (vide Public Health Minutes 25/6/20) | |||
| No. 424. 16.7 do. do. | No. 424. Fined £5 and 10/6 costs | |||
| No. 426. 10.0 do. do. | No. 426. Fined £?> and 16/6 costs | |||
| 49 butter | Do. | Genuine | 25 were test samples | |
| Two contained no preservative | ||||
| 44 contained between 10-20 grains boric acid per lb. | ||||
| 3 contained between 20-30 grains boric acid per lb. | ||||
| 3 margarine | Do. | Do. | One was a test sample | |
| Two contained between 20-30 grains boric acid per lb. | ||||
| One contained between 10-20 grains boric acid per lb. | ||||
| 4 cream | Do. | Do. | No. 306 contained 56.2 per cent. fat | |
| No. 311 contained 56.2 per cent. fat | ||||
| No. 314 contained 53.0 per cent. fat | ||||
| No. 406 contained 45.0 per cent. fat | ||||
| No cream contained any preservatives | ||||
| 1 pepper | Do. | Do. | ||
| 3 laid | Do. | Do. | Three were test samples | |
| 6 cocoa | Do. | Do. | All these were test samples | |
| 3 vinegar | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| 1 golden syrup | Do. | Do. | This was a test sample | |
| 6 jam | Do. | Do. | All these were test samples | |
| 1 blackberry jelly | Do. | Do. | This was a test sample | |
| 1 orange marmalade | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| †The defendant, a farmer, stated that he sometimes poured milk from one churn to another to fill up, and as one ch urn sampled at the same time had an excess of milk fat the magist rate gave him the benefit of the doubt and inflicte d no fine in this case. | ||||
| Total Number of Samples analysed during the Quarter | 256 | |||
| Number of Samples adulterated | 7 | |||
| THIRD QUA RTER ENDING 30TH SEPTEM HER, 1920 | ||||
| 75 milk | Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Council. | Genuine. | No sample contained any preservative or added colouring matter | |