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Barnet 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet UDC]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. 1938.
Those sections of the above Act concerning adulteration and sampling of
foodstuffs are enforced by the County Authority in this district.
In ray Annual Report for 1947 attention was drawn to the fact that only 13
samples were taken r,ithin this district, and that there was a lack of variety in
the articles sampled, It iw.ll be noted that these comments have produced an
increase in the variety of articles taken, if not in the number of each.
The following details shew the number and. nature of the samples taken in the Urban District of Barnet during the year, and the results of the analyses.
| Article. | No. of Samples Taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Extent and Form cf Adulteration. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2% of Added Water |
| Ice Cream | 4 | 4 | — | — + |
| Tincture of Rhubarb | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Amraoniated Tincture of Quinine | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Matte | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Rockfish (Tinned) | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Syrup of Figs | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Fruit .Cake | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Soya Flour | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lemonade Crystals | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sulphur Ointment | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Gees Linctus | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Milk of Magnesia (Tablets) | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Olive Oil | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Pea Nut Butter | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tomato Sauce | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Malt Vinegar | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Self Raising Flour | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Barley Flakes | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Iodised Throat Lozenges | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cocoa | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| White Pepper | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sweetened Fat | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sandwich Spread | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Fish Paste | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cod Liver Oil | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lemonade Powder | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Concentrated Ginger Wine Flavouring | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Paregoric | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Syrup of Figs | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Arrowroot | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ground Ginger | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Banana Bar | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Solution Acetic Acid (Artificial Vinegar) | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Coffee and Chicory Essence | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 42 | 41 | 1 | See Below + |
+ No proceedings were instituted against the vendor of this sample, but a
warning was given.