[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough] page 33

Marylebone 1922

[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.
Particulars of Samples of Cream.
		No.	Fat.	Preservatives.
		377.	45.0%.	Absent.
		411.	45.0%.	13.0 grains boric acid per lb.
		(preserved.)		13.0 grains boric acid per lb.
		566.	45.0%.	Absent.
		567.	48.0%.	Do.
		568.	45.0%.	Do.
Total Number of Samples analysed during the Quarter 249
Number of Samples adulterated 7
THIRD QUARTER ENDING 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1922
50 milk	Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Council Private	Genuine.			12/6 per sample.	No sample was found to contain either preseiva-tive or colouring matter.
1 milk	Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Council Private	Adulterated				No. 736. 6'7% deficient in milk fat.
10 cream	Food Inspector	Genuine.				Seven were informal samples.
	No.	Fat.	Preservative.
	*576	52.5%	11.0 grains per lb. boric acid.
	578	52.5%	Nil.
	*587	49.0%	13.0 grains per lb. boric acid.
	614	54.0%	Nil.
	*624	52.0%	10.0 grains per lb. boric acid.
	*630	49.0%	11.5 do. do.
	632	48.0%	Nil.
	641	25.5%	Nil.
	*653	57.7%	13.2 grains per lb. boric acid.
	658	27.0%	Nil.
		*Preserved.
46 butter..	Do.	Genuine.				24 were informal samples.
46 butter..	Do.	40 samples contained boracic acid in amounts varying from 10 to 20 grains per lb. ; ti samples contained the same preservative in amounts ranging between 21 and 26 grains per lb.				24 were informal samples.
27 coffee	Do.	Genuine.				All were informal samples.
17 cocoa	Do.	Do.
4 marmalade	Do.	Do.
13 jam	Do.	Do.
3 wild duck paste	Do.	Do.
1 bloater paste	Do.	Do.
1 crab paste	Do.	Do.
1 chicken & ham paste	Do.	Do.
1 lobster paste	Do.	Do.
1 salmon and anchovy paste	Do.	Do.
1 salmon and shrimp paste	Do.	Do.
1 shrimp paste ...	Do.	Do.
1 self-raising flour	Do.	Do.
1 tartaric acid ..	Do.	Do.
3 boracic o i n tment	Do	Do.
3 test prescriptions	Do.	Do.
2 zinc ointment	Do.	Do.
	Total Number of Samples analysed during the Quarter 188
	Number of Samples adulterated 1