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Marylebone 1931

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

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The following; Tables and Report from the Public Analyst, Mr. J. F. F.
Rowland, give full information with regard to samples submitted to and examined
by him:—

Table: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ANALYST, 1931.The number of samples taken under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act and submitted for analysis, was 1,108. The following is a complete list of the articles sampled:—

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ANALYST, 1931.

The number of samples taken under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act and submitted for analysis, was 1,108. The following is a complete list of the articles sampled:—

No.ArticleANALYSESNumber Adulterated, etc.
Number Examined
FormalInformalPrivateTotalFormalInformalPrivateTotal
1Bacon-1-1
2Bread-2—2
3Butter44131—175
4Cakes—3—3
5Candied Peel—6—6
6Cheese—56—56
7„ Cream—8—8
8Chocolates——11
9Cocoa—27—27
10Coffee—51—51
11Condensed Milk117—18
12Cornflour—2—2
13Cream21——21
14„ Tinned—11—11
15Currants—4—4
16Curry—1—1
17Custard Powder—1—1
18Dripping—13—13
19Eucalyptus Oil—2—2
20Fish Paste—5—5
21Flour—1—1
22Glucose—2—2
23Gregory Powder—1—1
24Honey—18—18
25Jam—25—25
26Jelly—3—3
27Lard—83—83
28Lemonade Powder—3—3
29Liquorice Powder—3—3
80Margarine—30—30
81Marmalade—17—17
82Medicine—1—1
33Milk163471211
34Mincemeat—1-1
35Mustard—27—2711
36Oatmeal—4-4
37Ointment—8-8
38Ointment, Boric—16—16
39„ Mercuric—1—1
40„ Sulphur—3—3
41Olive Oil—5—5
42Paste, Fish—7—7
43„ Meat—12—12
44Peas, Tinned—9—9
45Pepper—20—20
46Pickles—2—2
47Raisins—8—8
48Ridge's Food—1—1
49Roll and Butter—12—12
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