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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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:—
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ANALYST, 1932.
The number of samples taken under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act
and submitted for analysis, was 1,102. The following is a complete list of the
articles sampled :—
ANALYSES
No. | Article | Number Examined | Number Adulterated, etc. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Private | Total | Formal | Informal | Private | Total | ||
1 | Bacon | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||
2 | Butter | 93 | 144 | – | 237 | ||||
3 | Butter and Roll | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||
4 | Candied Peel | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||
5 | Cheese | – | 38 | – | 38 | ||||
6 | Cinnamon, Ground | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||
7 | Cloves, Ground | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||
8 | Cocoa | – | 23 | – | 23 | ||||
9 | Coffee | 1 | 37 | – | 38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
10 | Coffee Essence | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||
11 | Cornflour | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||
12 | Cream | 24 | 1 | – | 25 | ||||
13 | „ Tinned | – | 14 | – | 14 | ||||
14 | Currants | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||
15 | Curry Powder | 1 | 9 | – | 10 | ||||
16 | Dripping | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||
17 | Egg Powder | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||
18 | Flour | – | 4 | – | 4 | • | |||
19 | Ginger, Ground | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||
20 | Grape Fruit Preserve | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||
21 | Herbs, Mixed | – | 6 | – | 6 | ||||
22 | Honey | – | 16 | – | 16 | ||||
23 | Jam | – | 33. | – | 33 | ||||
24 | Jelly | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||
25 | Lard | – | 63 | – | 63 | ||||
26 | Lemonade Powder | – | 7 | – | 7 | ||||
27 | Margarine | – | 34 | – | 34 | ||||
28 | Marmalade | – | 30 | – | 30 | ||||
29 | Milk | 156 | 37 | – | 193 | 1 | 1 | ||
30 | Milk, Condensed | – | 19 | – | 19 | ||||
31 | Mincemeat | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||
32 | Mustard | 1 | 16 | – | 17 | ||||
33 | Ointment, Boric | – | 14 | – | 14 | ||||
34 | „ Yellow Mercuric | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||
35 | „ Zinc | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||
36 | Olive Oil | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||
37 | Parrish's Food | – | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
38 | Paste, Fish | – | 15 | – | 15 | ||||
39 | „ Meat | – | 15 | – | 15 | ||||
40 | Peas, Tinned | – | 13 | – | 13 | 1 | 1 | ||
41 | Pepper | – | 23 | – | 23 | ||||
42 | Pickles | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||
43 | Raisins | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||
44 | Rice | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||
45 | Sago | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||
46 | Salmon—Tinned | – | 8 | – | 8 | ||||
47 | Sauce | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||
48 | „ Tomato | – | 6 | – | 6 | ||||
Carried forward | 276 | 682 | 1 | 1059 | 2 | 2 | 4 |