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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 1922

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

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35
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ANALYST, 1922.
The number of samples taken under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts and
submitted for analysis, was 1,040 : a decrease as compared with the samples for
1921, the number for that year being 1,130.

Table: A complete list is as follows:

A complete list is as follows:

No.Article.Genuine.Adulterated.Total.
1Bicarbonate of Soda7-7
2Black Currant Wine1—1
3Bloater Paste1—1
4Boracic Ointment16—16
5Boracic Acid2—2
6Borax2—2
7Butter258—258
8Camphorated Oil2—2
9Camphorated Mineral Oil1—1
10Cane Syrup1—1
11Cheese1—1
12Chicory2—2
13Chicken and Ham Paste1—1
14Citric Acid4—4
15Cocoa58—58
16Cocoa Beans2—2
17Coffee119—119
18Crab Paste1—1
19Cream24—24
20Cream and Tartar4—4
21Flour1—1
22Ginger Wine1—1
23Golden Syrup1—1
24Green Peas4—4
25Ground Ginger11—11
26Jam50—50
27Jelly3—3
28Lemon Syrup1—1
29Liquorice Powder6—6
30Lobster Paste1—1
31Magnesium Carbonate1—1
32Magnesium Citrate2—2
33Margarine31—31
34Marmalade23—23
35Mercurial Ointment3—3
36Milk28810298
37Mustard8210
38Olive Oil16—16
39Orange Wine1—1
40Peas2—2
41Pepper14—14
42Raisin Wine1—1
43Raspberry Syrup1—1
44Salmon and Anchovy PasteI—1
45Salmon and Shrimp Paste1—1
46Separated Milk1—1
47Self-Raising Flour3—3