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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Serial Number | Article | Whether Formal, Informal, or Private | Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 352 | Milk | Informal | 10.0 per cent- deficient in milk fat. | |
| 390 | Milk | Informal | 13-3 per cent, deficient in milk fat. | |
| 651 | Milk | Formal | 33.3 per cent.deficient in milk fat and contained 44.85 per cent, of added water. | Fined £2 0s. and £3 3s. costs- |
| 701 | Honey | Formal | Was a mixture of honey and invert sugar. | Vendor cautioned. |
| 702 | Sugar | Informal | Contained 2.1 grains of tin per lb. | |
| 743 | Butter | Formal | The mixed fats contained 51.3 per cent, of margarine fats. | Fined 10s. and £1 11 6d. costs, |
| 766 | Milk | Informal | 6.7 per cent, deficient in milk fat. | |
| 825 | Demerara Sugar | Formal | Contained 1.0 grains of tin per lb. | Information communicated to the Ministry of Health. |
| 893 | Demerara Sugar | Informal | Contained 1.1 grains of tin per lb. | |
| 895 | Demerara Sugar | Informal | Contained 0.7 grains of tin per lb. | |
| 901 | Demerara Sugar | Informal | Contained 0.9 grains of tin per lb. | |
| 908 | Demerara Sugar | Informal | Contained 1.1 graii.s of tin per lb. | |
| 939 | Demerara Sugar | Informal | Contained 0.8 grains of tin per lb. | |
| 945 | Demerara Sugar | Informal | Contained 0.8 grains of tin per lb. | |
| 952 | Demerara Sugar | Informal | Contained 1.1 grains of tin per lb. |
The sum paid in respect ol each analysis was 12s. 6d. per sample.
The Public Analyst (Mr. J. F. F. Rowland) comments, as follows, with regard
to various of the articles examined :—
Milk.—292 samples were examined during the year. Of these 4 were
adulterated, which is 1.37 per cent. The figure for 1928 was only 0.625 per cent.
Apart from the adulterated samples the average composition of the other
milks was as follows :—
Year. Sp: Gr: Total Solids. Fat. Solids not Fat.
1928 1031.3 12.29 8.60 8.69
1929 1031.4 12.34 3.62 8.72
The composition is but slightly different from that of the previous two years,
but what little change there is, is to the good, as the figures for both fat and total
solids have gone up.
Creams.—For the past three years the figures for loose and tinned creams
have been given and compared. So far this comparison has revealed a steady
lowering of the fat content of both kinds of cream. This year, however, the
figures indicate a better average quality, the actual results obtained being-:—
Loose Creams.
Year. Fat.
1926 54.7
1927 51.4
1928 42.33
1929 47.39
Tinned Creams
Year. Fat.
1926 28.87
1927 25.6
1928 28.73
1929 29.92