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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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| ANALYSES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Examined | Number Adulterated, etc. | ||||||||
| No. | Article | Formal | Informal | Private | Total | Formal | Informal | Private | Total |
| Brought forward | 303 | 629 | - | 932 | 8 | 2 | - | 10 | |
| 49 | Peas | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||||
| 50 | Pickles | — | 3 | — | 3 | ||||
| 51 | Pork Sausages | 1 | 23 | — | 24 | ||||
| 52 | Raisins | — | 22 | — | 22 | ||||
| 53 | Raisin Wine | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| 54 | Roll and Butter | — | 3 | — | 3 | ||||
| 55 | Self-Raising Flour | — | 6 | — | 6 | ||||
| 56 | Scotch Whiskey | — | 4 | — | 4 | ||||
| 57 | Soft Moist Sugar | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| 58 | Sugar | — | 6 | — | 6 | ||||
| 59 | Sultanas | — | 12 | — | 12 | ||||
| 60 | Tea | — | 30 | — | 30 | ||||
| 61 | Tinned Cherries | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| 62 | „ Fruit Salad | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| 63 | „ Grape Fruit | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||||
| 64 | „ Loganberries | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| 65 | „ Peas | — | 9 | — | 9 | ||||
| 66 | „ Pine Apple | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| 67 | „ Raspberries | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| 68 | „ Strawberries | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| 69 | „ Tomatoes | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 70 | Tomato Ketchup | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| 71 | Vegetable Lard | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| 72 | Yellow Crystal Sugar | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||||
| 304 | 765 | 1 | 1070 | 8 | 2 | — | 10 | ||
| Serial Number | Article | Whether Formal, Informal, or Private | Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 289 | Apples | Informal | 0.5 parts AS2 O3 per 1,000,000 | Nil |
| 308 | Apples (Russet) | Formal | 0.1 do. | Nil |
| 379 | Milk | do. | 6.7 percent. deficient in milk fat | Fined £2 0s. 0d. and £1 1s. 0d. costs. |
| 449 | do. | Informal | 3.3 per cent. do. | Nil |
| 802 | do. | Formal | 6.7 per cent. deficient in fat and also contained 31.8 per cent. of added water | Fined £3 3s. 0d. on reach summons and £1 7s. 0d. costs. |
| 803 | do. | do. | 6.7 percent. deficient in fat and also contained 12.7 per cent. of added water | |
| 809 | do. | do. | 6.7 percent. deficient in fat and also contained 17.4 per cent. of added water | |
| 810 | do. | do. | Contained 16.0 per cent. of added water | |
| 812 | do. | do. | Contained 13.4 percent. of added water | |
| 813 | do. | do. | Contained 4.47 per cent. of added water |
The sum paid in respect of each analysis was 12s. 6d. per sample.