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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 1924
[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 au Ofticer acting under direction ot 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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| 1 cod liver oil | Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Council | Genuine. | All were test samples. | |||||
| 4 lime water | Do. | Do. | ||||||
| 1 glycerine and borax | Do. | Do. | ||||||
| olive oil | Do. | Do. | ||||||
| 2 boric ointment | Do. | Do. | ||||||
| 1 zinc ointment | Do. | Do. | ||||||
| Total number ot Samples analysed during the Quarter | 300 | |||||||
| Number of Samples adulterated | 2 | |||||||
| SECOND QUARTER ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1924. | ||||||||
| 58 milk | Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Conucil | Genuine. | 12/6 per sample. | Of the 60 samples examined none was found to contain preservative or colouring matter. | ||||
| 2 milk | Do. | Adulterated. | Fine £40 0s. 0d. and £5 5s. 0d. costs. Both these were station samples from one farmer. | |||||
| No. 421 contains 10.59% added water. | ||||||||
| No. 422 contains 14.59% added water, and is deficient in milk fat to the extent of 6.7%. | ||||||||
| 13 cream | Do. | Genuine. | 4 were test samples. | |||||
| 360 | Presd. | 57.2 | 9.68 | grains per lb. boric acid. | ||||
| 394 | Do. | 49.0 | 6.5 | do. | ||||
| 410 | Do. | 49.7 | 9.65 | do. | ||||
| 415 | Do. | 51.9 | 5.28 | do. | ||||
| 460 | Do. | 52.84 | 6.0 | do. | ||||
| 483 | Do. | 45.0 | 9.6 | do. | ||||
| 498 | finned | 23.1 | Nil. | Metals Nil. | ||||
| 502 | Do. | 26.18 | Nil. | Metals Nil. | ||||
| 514 | Do. | 27.9 | Nil. | Metals Nil. | ||||
| 536 | 49.75 | No Preservative found. | ||||||
| 538 | 37.0 | do. | ||||||
| 540 | 45.6 | do. | ||||||
| 542 Presd. | 50.0 | 5.48 grains per lb. boric acid | ||||||
| 57 butter | Do. | Genuine. | 41 were test samples. One sample contained no preservative, 56 samples contained boric acid ranging in amount from 10.2 to 26.5 grains per lb. | |||||
| 1 butter | Do. | Adulterated. | Fine £6 0s. 0d. and £2 2s. 0d. costs. | |||||
| No. 438. | The sample is not butter but margarine. | |||||||
| 1 roll and butter | Do. | Genuine. | All were test samples. | |||||
| 10 margarine | Do. | Do. | ||||||
| 3 dried milk | Do. | Do. | ||||||
| 3 lard | Do. | Do. | ||||||