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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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ANALYST, 1925.
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 1924, the number for that year being 1,106. A complete list is as follows:—
| No. | Article. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bicarbonate of Soda | 4 | - | 4 |
| 2 | Boracic Ointment | 12 | - | 12 |
| 8 | Borax | 3 | - | 3 |
| 4 | Bottled Gooseberries | 2 | - | 2 |
| 5 | Bottled Plums | 1 | - | 1 |
| 6 | Bottled Sausages | 1 | - | 1 |
| 7 | Bread | 1 | - | 1 |
| 8 | Brick Ice Cream | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Butter | 200 | - | 200 |
| 10 | Cheese | 82 | - | 82 |
| 11 | China Tea | 3 | - | 3 |
| 12 | Chocolate | 2 | - | 2 |
| 13 | Chocolate Nuggets | 1 | - | 1 |
| 14 | Cocoa | 7 | - | 7 |
| 15 | Cocoa and Milk | 2 | - | 2 |
| 16 | Cod Liver Oil | 4 | - | 4 |
| 17 | Coffee | 100 | - | 100 |
| 18 | Compound Liquorice Powder | 3 | - | 6 |
| 19 | Condensed Milk | 29 | - | 29 |
| 20 | Cornflower | 2 | - | 2 |
| 21 | Cream | 24 | - | 24 |
| 22 | Custard Powder | 7 | - | 7 |
| 23 | Demarara Sugar | 3 | - | 3 |
| 24 | Fairy Cakes | 3 | - | 3 |
| 25 | Fruit Drops | 1 | - | 1 |
| 26 | Granulated Sugar | 5 | - | 5 |
| 27 | Ground Rice | 4 | - | 4 |
| 28 | Honey | 8 | - | 8 |
| 29 | Jam | 36 | - | 36 |
| 30 | Lard | 8 | - | 8 |
| 31 | Lemonade | 3 | - | 3 |
| 32 | Lemon Cheese | 11 | - | 11 |
| 33 | Lemon Curd | 1 | - | 1 |
| 34 | Lemonade Powders | 6 | - | 6 |
| 35 | Malt Vinegar | 3 | - | 3 |
| 36 | Margarine | 33 | - | 33 |
| 37 | Milk | 255 | 4 | 259 |
| 38 | Marmalade | 33 | - | 33 |
| 39 | Mixed Drops | 1 | - | 1 |
| 40 | Mustard | 19 | - | 19 |
| 41 | Mustard Mixture | 3 | - | 3 |
| 42 | Olive Oil | 6 | - | 6 |
| 43 | Pepper | 10 | - | 10 |
| 44 | Pickles | 5 | - | 5 |
| 45 | Pickle Onions | 2 | - | 2 |
| 46 | Rice | 8 | - | 8 |
| 47 | Rolls and Butter | 4 | - | 4 |
| 48 | Sago | 4 | - | 4 |
| 49 | Sauce (O.K.) | 1 | - | 1 |
| 50 | Scotch Whisky | 2 | - | 2 |
| 51 | Sponge Cakes | 5 | - | 5 |
| 52 | Soda Water | 4 | - | 4 |
| 53 | Sweets | 1 | - | 1 |
| 54 | Tartaric Acid | 8 | - | 8 |
| 55 | Tea | 22 | - | 22 |
| 56 | Whisky | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| 57 | Zinc Ointment | 6 | - | 6 |
| 1,031 | 9 | 1,040 |