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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ANALYSES
Number Examined | Number Adulterated, etc. | ||||||||
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No. | Article | Formal | Informal | Private | Total | Formal | Informal | Private | Total |
Brought forward | 269 | 689 | 1 | 3 | 9 | I | 13 | ||
50 | Sage | 1 | — | l | |||||
51 | Salmon—Tinned | 4 | — | 4 | |||||
52 | Sausages, Beef | - | 3 | — | 3 | ||||
53 | „ Breakfast | - | 3 | — | 3 | ||||
54 | „ Pork | - | 2 | — | 2 | ||||
Scotch Whisky | - | 1 | — | 1 | |||||
56 | Sugar | - | 30 | — | 30 | ||||
57 | „ Demerara | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
58 | „ Granulated | - | 6 | — | 6 | ||||
59 | Sultanas | - | 26 | — | 26 | ||||
60 | Sweets | - | 7 | — | 7 | ||||
61 | Tartaric Acid | - | 3 | — | 3 | ||||
62 | Tea | - | 54 | — | 54 | ||||
63 | Vinegar | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | ||||
Totals | 270 | 832 | 1 | 1103 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 14 |
Serial Number | Article | Whether Formal, Informal, or Private | Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity | Observations |
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162 | Black Treacle... | Informal | Contains 0.8 grains of tin per lb. | |
167 | Black Treacle... | Informal | Contains 1.1 grains of tin per lb. | |
168 | Black Treacle... | Informal | Contains 0.9 grains of tin per lb. | |
180 | Black Treacle... | Informal | Contains 1.2 grains of tin per lb. | |
189 | Black Treacle... | Informal | Contains 1.1 grains of tin per lb. | |
192 | Black Treacle... | Informal | Contains 1.2 grains of tin per lb. | |
177 | Rum ... | Informal | Contains 0.3 grains of tin per pint. | |
178 | Rum...... | Informal | Contains0.2 grains of tin per pint. | |
179 | Rum ... | Informal | Contains 0.5 grains of tin per pint. | |
484 | Milk ...... | Formal | 6.7 per cent, deficient in milk fat. | |
487 | Milk ...... | Formal | 3.3 per cent, deficient in milk fat. | |
749 | Milk ...... | Formal | 10.0 per cent, deficient in milk fat. | Dismissed under First Offenders Act. Costs £3 3s. Od. |
796 | Demerara Sugar | Informal | 1.4 grains of tin per lb. | |
1068 | Butter | Private | 80 per cent, of the fat of, this sample was not butter fat. |
The sum paid in respect of each analysis was 12s. 6d. per sample.