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 Barnet Urban District Council]
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The summary overleaf contains the results of fifty-eight samples taken by this department.
Article | No. Examined | No. Adulterated Etc. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal | Informal Total | Formal | informal | Total | ||
Almonda, Ground | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
Angelica, Drained | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Arrowroot, Ground | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Batter Mix Complete | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
Butter | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Celery Salt | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Cheese Spread with Ham and Onion | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | - | - |
Chicken, Chopped | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Coffee | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Coffee and Chicory Essence | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
Cream | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
Cream Sandwich Truffle | "" | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Dates | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Prig-ice | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Ham Roll, Chicken Centre | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
Ice Cream | 2 | _ | 2 | - | - | - |
Jam, Cherry | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Luncheon Meat | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Margarine | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
Marzipan Animals | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Meat Pudding | - | 1 | 1 | "" | - | - |
Megg | - | 1 | 1 | _ | - | - |
Milk | 19 | - | 19 | - | - | - |
Milk Bottle, Empty | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
Mint in Vinegar | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Pineapple Rings | - | 1 | 1 | _ | - | - |
Pork Kidneys, Chopped Braised | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Sauce | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Sea Salmon in Oil | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
Soup, Cream of Tomato | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Spirit of Sal Volatile | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
Sugar | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
Sultanas | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Sunny Spread | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Tomato Puree, Condensed | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Two Fruits, Peaches and Pears | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Total | 21 | 37 | 58 | - | 2 | 2 |
Both unsatisfactory samples were reported to the Council.
Milk Bottle.
There was a small deposit of greyish matter at the bottom of the "bottle.
Upon examination this was found to "be cement which was firmly adhering to the
bottle. The Company was sent a warning letter.
Sea Salmon in Oil.
This was an attractive transparent pack the contents of which consisted
of slices of saithe, coloured with a dye and packed in oil. Sea Salmon is
not a recognised synonym for saithe in this Country.