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Barnet 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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| Article | No, Examined | No. Adulterated Etc. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Almonds, Ground | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | — | 8 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 |
| Baking Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Butter | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Buttered Coconut Macaroons | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Campherated Oil | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Caramels, Milk | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cheese | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cheese spread with Tomato | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cherrylet | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Chicken Pate | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Chicklettes | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Coconut, Desiccated | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cream | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Curry Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dripping | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pish Cakes | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Flour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Garlic Salt | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gelatine | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ham and Chicken | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Hydrogen Peroxide | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Icing Sugar | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jam | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Lard | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Marzipan | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Marzipan Substitute | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Milk | 13 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — |
| Mile, Condensed | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Orange Squash | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pearl Barley | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pepper | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pineapple Chunks, Crystallised | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rice, Creamed | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Saccharin Tablets | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sausages Pork | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Spice, Mixed | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Steak, Stewed | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Self-Raising Flour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tartaric Acid | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tomato Juice | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tomato Ketchup | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tomato Puree | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar, Pickling | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 18 | 62 | 80 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
All unsatisfactory samples were reported to the Council.
Vinegar. This was advertised in the vendor's shop as "Pickling Vinegar".
The Public Analyst reported that this was not a brewed condiment and that it
was also deficient in its content of acetic acid. The Council sent a
warning letter to the vendor.