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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 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 Adjlterated and if Adulterated what were the nature and extent ot the Adulteration. | The sum paid in respect of the Analysis. | Observations. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 cocoa | Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Council | Genuine | £500 per ann. for 700 samples Over that number 7/6 per sample | 37 were test samples |
| 1 cocoa | Do. | Adulterated | This was a test sample. | |
| No. 707 (T) contained added sugar | ||||
| 25 jam | Do. | Genuine. | All were test samples | |
| 2 marmalade | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| 1 honey | Do. | Do. | This was a test sample | |
| 38 coffee | Do. | Do. | 38 were test samples | |
| 1 coffee | Do. | Adulterated | ||
| No. 1006 contained 70.0 per cent. chicory | Fined £ 15 and ,£1/1/- costs | |||
| 20 pepper | Do. | Gtenuine | All were test samples | |
| 5 ketchup | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| 11 lard | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| 9 dried eggs | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| 7 custard powder | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| 1 egg custard | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| 1 egg substitute | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| 3 egg powder | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| 1 coffee & chicory | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| 1 boric ointment | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| 4 mustard mixture | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| 28 mustard | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| 2 mustard | Do. | Adulterated | Do. | |
| No. 830 (T) contained added starch | ||||
| No. 853 (T) contained very small amount of added starch | ||||
| 1 salmon and | Do. | Genuine | Do. | |
| shrimp paste | ||||
| 3 baking powder | Po. | Do. | Do. | |
| 2 beef dripping | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| 2 beef suet and rice | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| 4 suet and starch | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| 2 suet | Do. | Adulterated | Do. | |
| No. 922 (T) contained starch | Do. | |||
| No. 1002 contained 11 per cent. starch | Fined £5 and £1/1/- costs | |||
| 1 lentils | Do. | Genuine | ||
| 7 lime juice | Do. | Do. | This was a test sample | |
| 1 lime juice | Do. | Adulterated | ||
| No. 9H7 contained under 1 per cent, benzoic acid | Do. | |||
| 2 ginger wine | Do. | Adulterated | ||
| No. 1008 contained 3.9 per cent. alcohol and salicylic acid | Do. | |||
| No. 1013 contained 9.13 per cent. alcohol but no preservative | Do. | |||
| 1 orange wine | Do. | Genuine | Do. contained 0.8 per cent. alcohol but no preservative | |
| 1 raisin wine | Do. | Adulterated | ||
| No. 1010 contained no alcohol; salicylic acid present | This was a test sample | |||
| 3 cheeee | Do. | Genuine | Do. | |
| Total Number of Samples analysed dining the Quarter | 362 | |||
| Number of Samples adulterated | 12 | |||