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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 1925
[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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SECOND QUARTER ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1925. | ||||
| 84 milk | Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Council. | Genuine | 12/6 per sample. | 10 were test samples. All the samples were free from preservative and contained no colouring matter. |
| 1 milk | Do. | Adulterated. No. 428 10% deficient in milk fat. | No. 428—divided sample. First offence. No fine imposed. £5 5s costs. | |
| 1 milk | Private Sample. | Adulterated. No. 319 13.3% deficient in milk fat. | No. 319. | |
| 46 butter | Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Council. | Genuine | 45 were test samples. All the samples contained boric acid in amounts which ranged from 7.0 grains up to 23.2 grams per lb. | |
| 23 margar | Do. | Do. | All were test samples. | |
| 13 cheese | Do. | Do. | All divided. | |
| 6 cream | Do. | Do. | ||
| 361 49.7% Nil | ||||
| 363 50.2% 4 5 grains boric acid per lb. Preserved. | ||||
| 399 50.0% 4.75 grains boric acid per lb. Preserved. | ||||
| 402 48.7% 3.90 grains boric acid per lb. Preserved. | ||||
| 510 52.7% 3.25 grains boric acid per lb. Preserved. | ||||
| 514 50.0% 4 0 grains boric acid per lb. Preserved. | ||||
| 6 rice | Do. | Genuine. | All were test samples. | |
| 4 sago | Do. | Do. | ||
| 5 cocoa | Do. | Do. | ||
| 5 custard powder | Do. | Do. | ||
| 4 ground rice | Do. | Do. | ||
| 5 mustard | Do. | Do. | ||
| 18 coffee | Do. | Do. | ||
| 6 marmalade | Do. | Do. | ||
| 10 jam | Do. | Do. | ||
| 5 honey | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 sweets | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 bread | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 cocoa & milk | Do. | Do. | ||
| 2 lemon chees | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 lemon curd | Do. | Do. | ||
| 9 condensed milk | Do. | Do. | ||
| 2 olive oil | Do. | Do. | ||
| 2 cod liver oil | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 bottled plums | Do. | Do. | ||
| 2 bottled gooseberries | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 bottled sausages | Do. | Do. | ||
| 2 pickles | Do. | Do. | ||
| 2 pickled onions | Do. | Do. | ||
| 3 malt vinegar | Do. | Do. | ||
| 3 fairy cakes | Do. | Do. | ||
| 5 sponge cakes | Do. | Do. | ||
| 6 lemonade pdrs. | Do. | Do. | ||
| 1 lemonade | Do. | Do. | ||
| 4 soda water | Do. | Do. | ||
| 2 scotch whiskey | Do. | Do. | ||
| Total number of Samples analysed during the Quarter | 293 | |||
| Number of Samples adulterated | 2 | |||