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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 Analyst*. | 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cream (contd.) | Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Council. | 612 49.7% Nil. | |||
| 620 52.0% Nil. | |||||
| 62256.5% 0.0476 grains boric acid per lb. Preserved. | |||||
| 624 52.7% Nil. | |||||
| 628 56.0% Nil. | This was a test sample. | ||||
| 717 56.0% 0.0907 grains boric acid per lb. Preserved. | |||||
| Total number of Samples analysed during the Quarter | 229 | ||||
| Number of Samples adulterated | 6 | ||||
| FOURTH QUARTER ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1925. | |||||
| 29 milk | Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Council. | Genuine. | 12/6 per sample | 7 were test samples. No sample contained preservative or colouring matter. | |
| 1 milk | Private Sample. | Adulterated. No. 805 13.3% deficient in fat and contained 27.53% of added water. | |||
| 1 cream | Food Inspector, St. Marylebone Borough Council. | Genuine. | Divided. | ||
| 915 57.6% contained 0.07% boric acid Preserved. | |||||
| 67 butter | Do. | Genuine. | 61 were test samples. All the samples examined contained boric acid in amounts ranging from 014% to 0.37% | ||
| 4 roll and butter | Do. | Do. | All were test samples. | ||
| 7 condensed milk | Do. | Do. | |||
| 6 margarine | Do. | Do. | |||
| 7 lard | Do. | Do. | |||
| 27 cheese | Do. | Do. | |||
| 4 olive oil | Do. | Do. | |||
| 3 honey | Do. | Do. | |||
| 15 jam | Do. | Do. | |||
| 10 marmalade | Do. | Do. | |||
| 4 Pepper | Do. | Do. | |||
| 7 mustard | Do. | Do. | |||
| 42 coffee | Do. | Do. | |||
| 4 tea | Do. | Do. | |||
| 1 sauce O.K. | Do. | Do. | |||
| 5 tartaric acid | Do. | Do. | |||
| 4 bicarbonate of soda | Do. | Do. | |||
| 3 boracic ointment | Do. | Do. | |||
| 3 zinc ointment | Do. | Do. | |||
| Total number of Samples analysed during the Quarter | 254 | ||||
| Number of Samples adulterated | 1 | ||||