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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 1921
[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 Adulterated, and if Adulterated what were the nature and extent of the Adulteration. | The sum paid in respect of the Analysis. | Observations. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THIRD QUA RTER ENDING 30TH SEPTEM BER, 1921 | ||||
| 51 milk | Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Council. | Genuine. | 12/6 per sample. | No sample contained colouring matter or preservative. |
| 16 butter | Do. | Do. | Seven were test samples. One sample contained no preservative. 15 contained between 10 - 20 grains per lb. each. | |
| 1 butter | Do. | Adulterated No. 701 was margarine | This was a test sample. | |
| 2 roll and butter | Do. | Genuine. | Two were test samples. | |
| 9 margarine | Do. | Do. | Nine were test samples. | |
| 15 coffee | Do. | Do. | 15 were test samples. | |
| 7 cocoa | Do. | Do. | Seven were test samples. | |
| 1 ground rice | Do. | Do. | This was a test sample. | |
| 1 pepper | Do. | Do. | Do. | |
| 7 cream | Do. | Do. | Two was test samples. | |
| 625 | 45.0 per cent. 13*0 grains boric acid per lb. | Preserved. | ||
| 660 | 45.0 do. 11.0 do. | Do. | ||
| 662 | 45.0 do. 11.0 do. | Do. | ||
| 664 | 45.0 do. 11.9 do. | Not labelled. | ||
| 692 | 45.0 do. 14.7 do. | Do. | ||
| 693 | 45.0 do. 14.0 do. | Do. | ||
| 694 | 42.0 do. Preservatives absent. | |||
No. 664. Was purchased by Vendor from Wholesaler as Unpreserved and was sold by him unlabelled.
The M.O.H. wrote to the Vendor and it was arranged that a test sample should be taken after
delivery to ascertain whether the Wholesaler was delivering Preserved Cream unlabelled.
No. 692. Was therefore taken as a test sample and was reported by the Analyst to be preserved. It
was delivered by the Wholesaler unlabelled; in consequence thereof a further sample was taken (No. 693)
from the Wholesaler on delivery at the Vendor's premises from which Nos. 664 and 692 had been
previously purchased, and was found to be preserved cream and was delivered unlabelled.
Proceedings were taken in respect ot this sample, when the Wholesaler was fined £1 and 2s. costs.
| Total Number of Samples analysed during the Quarter 109 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Samples adulterated 1 | ||||
| FOURTH QUA RTER, ENDING 31ST DECEM BER, 1921 | ||||
| 79 milk | Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Council. | Genuine. | 12/6 per sample. | One was a test sample. None of the 82 samples contained preservative or artificial colouring matter |
| 3 milk | Do. | Adulterated. No. 781. 50% deficient in milk fat. | No. 731. Fined £18 and £2/2/- costs. | |
| No. 732. 66.7% do. | No. 732. Fined £20 and £3/3/- costs. | |||
| No. 865. 10% do. | No. 865. Letter of caution sent. | |||