Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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. | ||
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FOURTH QUARTER, ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1922 | ||||||
52 milk | Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Council. | Genuine. | 12/6 per sample. | No sample was found to contain either preservative or artificial colouring matter. | ||
75 butter | Do. | Do. | 60 were informal samples. Every sample contained boric acid. 57 samples contained 10-20 grains per lb. 18 contained 20- 30 grains per lb. | |||
4 margarine | Do. | Do. | All were informal samples. | |||
45 coffee | Do. | Do. | ||||
18 cocoa | Do. | Do. | ||||
3 jelly | Do. | Do. | ||||
12 jam | Do. | Do. | ||||
3 marmalade | Do. | Do. | ||||
8 whiskey | Do. | Do. | ||||
4 whiskey | Do. | Adulterated. | ||||
No. | Particulars of Adulteration. | |||||
1026. | •40*74 degrees under proof. | |||||
1027. | 39-47 do. do. | |||||
1033. | 47*68 do. do. | |||||
1039. | 38-18 do. do. | |||||
C olive oil | Do. | Genuine. | ||||
5 boracic ointment | Do. | Do. | ||||
4 zinc ointment | Do. | Do. | ||||
6 pepper | Do. | Do. | ||||
1 flour | Do. | Do. | ||||
2 mustard | Do. | Do. | ||||
2 virol | Do. | Do. | ||||
2 cream | Do. | Do. | ||||
No. | Fat. | Preservative. | ||||
*841. | 45.0% | 11.5 grains boric acid per lb. | ||||
1038. | 55.0% | Nil. | ||||
*Preserved. | ||||||
1 liquorice powder | Do. | Do. | ||||
11 ground ginger | Do. | Do. | ||||
1 raspberry syrup | Do. | Do. | ||||
3 mercurial ointment | Do. | Do. | ||||
1 strawberry syrup | Do. | Do. | ||||
2 cocoa beans | Do. | Do. | ||||
1 magnesium carbonate | Do. | Do. | ||||
2 magnesium citrate | Do. | Do. | ||||
1 lemon syrup | Do. | Do. | ||||
1 ginger wine | Do. | Do. | ||||
1 raisin wine | Do. | Do. | ||||
1 orange wine | Do. | Do. | ||||
1 black currant wine | Do. | Do. | ||||
Total Number of Samples analysed during the Quarter 270 | ||||||
Number of Samples adulterated 4 |