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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 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: ANALYSES

ANALYSES

Number ExaminedNumber Adulterated, etc.
No.ArticleFormalInformalPrivateTotalFormalInformalPrivateTotal
Brought forward269689195939I13
50Sage 1—l
51Salmon—Tinned 4—4
52Sausages, Beef-3—3
53„ Breakfast -3—3
54„ Pork-2—2
HoScotch Whisky-1—1
56Sugar -30—30
57„ Demerara -1—111
58„ Granulated-6—6
59Sultanas-26—26
60Sweets-7—7
61Tartaric Acid-3—3
62Tea -54—54
63Vinegar 12—3
Totals27083211103310114

Table: Adulterated Samples, etc.

Adulterated Samples, etc.

Serial NumberArticleWhether Formal, Informal, or PrivateNature of Adulteration or IrregularityObservations
162Black Treacle...InformalContains 0.8 grains of tin per lb.
167Black Treacle...InformalContains 1.1 grains of tin per lb.
168Black Treacle...InformalContains 0.9 grains of tin per lb.
180Black Treacle...InformalContains 1.2 grains of tin per lb.
189Black Treacle...InformalContains 1.1 grains of tin per lb.
192Black Treacle...InformalContains 1.2 grains of tin per lb.
177Rum ...InformalContains 0.3 grains of tin per pint.
178Rum......InformalContains0.2 grains of tin per pint.
179Rum ...InformalContains 0.5 grains of tin per pint.
484Milk ......Formal6.7 per cent, deficient in milk fat.
487Milk ......Formal3.3 per cent, deficient in milk fat.
749Milk ......Formal10.0 per cent, deficient in milk fat.Dismissed under First Offenders Act. Costs £3 3s. Od.
796Demerara SugarInformal1.4 grains of tin per lb.
1068ButterPrivate80 per cent, of the fat of, this sample was not butter fat.

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The sum paid in respect of each analysis was 12s. 6d. per sample.