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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
St Pancras 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras]
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INSPECTION OF FOOD AND FOOD-PLACES.
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
The details are given in the following table:—
| Articles of food of which samples have been taken. | Total number samples. | Genuine. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baking Powder | l | - | l |
| Butter | 144 | 126 | 18 |
| Cheese | 7 | 7 | — |
| Cocoa | 37 | 37 | — |
| Coffee | 14 | 14 | — |
| Cream | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Dripping | 21 | 20 | 1 |
| Jam | 3 | 3 | — |
| Lard | 37 | 35 | 2 |
| Margarine | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Milk | 373 | 329 | 44 |
| Mustard | 10 | 10 | — |
| Olive Oil | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Pepper | 11 | 11 | — |
| Preserved Beans | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Preserved Pears | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Self Raising Flour | 41 | 39 | 2 |
| White Mixture | 1 | 1 | — |
| Vinegar | 7 | 7 | — |
| Total | 742 | 666 | 76 |
The 742 include 6 informal samples of milk (5 adulterated) and 18 of
butter (7 adulterated).
Prosecutions were undertaken in respect of 35 of the 64 formal samples
which were reported as being adulterated. In 2 other cases proceedings were
instituted in respect of other offences under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
These are set out in the following table:—