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 Adultereted, what were the nature and extent of the Adulteration. | The sum paid in respect of the Analysis. | Observations. | |||||
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1 butter | Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Council | Adulterated. | This was a test sample. | ||||||
No. 799 consisted of Margarine. | All were test samples. | ||||||||
16 condensed milk | Do. | Genuine. | 2 were test samples. | ||||||
5 cream | Do. | Genuine. | |||||||
552 | 29.7%. | Nil. | Tinned Cream. | ||||||
559 | 52.36% | Nil. | — | ||||||
561 | 50.82% | Nil. | — | ||||||
563 | 50.82% | Nil. | — | ||||||
740 | 27.1%. | Nil. | Tinned Cream. | ||||||
6 margarine | Do. | Genuine. | A11 were test samples. | ||||||
10 jam | Do. | Do. | |||||||
3 preserving sugar | Do. | Do. | |||||||
15 coffee | Do. | Do. | |||||||
7 cocoa | Do. | 1)0. | |||||||
5 Demarara sugar | Do. | Do. | |||||||
11 lard | Do. | Do. | |||||||
4 marmalade | Do. | Do. | |||||||
2 lemonade powd'r | Do. | Do. | |||||||
19 cheese | Do. | Do. | |||||||
8 pepper | Do. | Do. | |||||||
7 mustard | Do. | Do. | |||||||
1 mustard mixture | Do. | Do. | |||||||
3 granulat'd sugar | Do. | Do. | |||||||
3 tea | Do. | Do. | |||||||
2 olive oil | Do. | Do. | |||||||
6 zinc oitment | Do. | Do. | |||||||
3 boracic ointment | Do. | Do | |||||||
Total number of Samples analysed during the Quarter | 259 | ||||||||
Number of Samples adulterated | 3 | ||||||||
FOURTH QUARTER ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1924. | |||||||||
104 milk | Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Council | Genuine. | 12/6 per sample | 13 were test samples. All the samples were free from artificial colouring materials and contained no preservatives. | |||||
3 milk | Do. | Adulterated. | |||||||
No. 971. 40% deficient in milk fat. | This was a test sample. | ||||||||
No. 982. 9.4% added water. | Fined £1 1s. 0d. Costs £2 2s. 0d. | ||||||||
No. 999. 8.3% deficient in milk fat. | Vendor cautioned vide Public Health Committee Minutes 5/12/24. | ||||||||
10 condensed milk | Do. | Genuine. | |||||||
7 cream | Do. | Do. | All were teBt samples. | ||||||
4 were test samples. | |||||||||
916 | 50.7% | 67.5 grains boric acid per lb. | Preserved. | ||||||
963 | 57.0% | Nil. | |||||||
965 | 54.0% | Nil. | |||||||
1012 | 46.62% | 9.5 grains boric acid per lb. | Do. | ||||||
1019 | 48.2% | 6.4 Do. | Do. | ||||||
1058 | 50.75% | 6.7 Do. | Do. | ||||||
1060 | 48.6% | 4.6 Do. | Do. |