[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough] page 31

Marylebone 1922

[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, Mr. J. F. F. Rowland, 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, Mr. J. F. F. Rowland, 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, 1922.
					12/6 per sample.
82 milk	Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Council	Genuine.				No sample contained any preservative or colouring matter.
2 milk	Do.	Adulterated.				Both were test samples
		No. 143. 13.3% deficient in milk fat and contained 4.9% added water.
		No. 211. 23.3% deficient in milk fat.
1 separated milk	Do.	Genuine.				This was a test sample.
73 butter	Do.	Do.				53 were test samples.
						6 samples contained no preservatives.
						50 contained 10-20 grains boracic acid per lb.
						17 contained 21-30 grains boracic acid per lb.
27 margarine	Do.	Do.				All were test samples.
						All samples contained boracic acid as preservatives, the amounts being: 10 samples contained 10- 20 grains boracic per lb.
						17 contained 21-30 grains boracic acid per lb.
1 cheese	Do.	Do.				This was a test sample
1 solac	Do.	Do.				Ditto.
39 coffee	Do.	Do.				All were test samples.
23 cocoa	Do.	Do.				Ditto.
14 marmalade	Do.	Do.				Ditto.
6 mustard	Do.	Do.				Five were test samples.
2 mustard	Do.	Adulterated.				One was a test sample.
		No. 3 contained fi'5% of added starch.				No action taken on advice of Solicitor.
		No. 85 contained 8'0% of added starch.				No action taken on advice of Solicitor.
8 pepper	Do.	Genuine.				All were test samples.
1 green peas	Do.	Do.				Ditto.
14 jam	Do.	Do.				Ditto.
1 cane syrup	Do.	Do.				This was a test sample.
4 zinc ointment	Do.	Do.				All were test samples.
5 boracic ointment	Do.	Do.				Ditto.
5 compound liquorice powder	Do.	Do.				Ditto.
I sulphur ointment	Do.	Do.				This was a test sample.
4 cream of tartar	Do.	Do.				All were test samples.
7 cream	Do.	Do.				One was a test sample.
		No.	Fat.	Preservatives.
		277.	48.8.	Nil.
		279.	48.8.	l0.0 grains per lb. boracic acid.
		281.	46.0	Nil.
		305.	52.5.	12.0 grains per lb. boracic acid.
		307.	52.5.	Nil.
		309.	52.5.	11.0 grains per lb. boracic acid.
		311.	54.0.	Nil.
	Total Number of Samples analysed during the Qua rter 324
	Number of Samples adulterated 4