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 West Ham]
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Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs' Act, 1926.
The Food and Drugs Inspector, Mr. E. F. Hughes, is also
the Inspector and official sampler under the above mentioned Act.
Of 25 samples, 13 official and 12 unofficial, obtained of
various Feeding Stuffs, for the purpose of analysis under the
above Act, five official and eight unofficial samples disagreed with
the declared analysis.
With regard to the 27 samples, 18 official and nine unofficial,
taken of various Fertilisers, for analysis, six official and five
unofficial samples disagreed with the declared analysis.
UNSOUND FOOD CONDEMNED, 1935.
501bs. Apples.
4st. Catfish.
7 doz. rolls Celery.
146 tins Cherries.
13 bags Chestnuts.
3 Chickens.
23st. & 2 boxes Cod.
1 tin Cooked Ham.
98lbs. Corned Beef.
13½ cases Dates.
20lbs. Eels.
2525 tins Fruit.
22 barrels Grapes.
3st. Haddock.
12lbs. Jellied Veal.
55 boxes Kippers.
20lbs. Lambs' Livers.
3531bs. Tinned Meat.
1 box Megrims.
1 sack Mussels.
4 tins Peaches.
7 tins Pears.
15 boxes & 461b. Pears.
17 tins Plums.
30 baskets Plums.
1 Leg Pork.
601bs. Rabbits.
38 Molloys Radishes.
5st. Roker.
20st. Skate Wings.
20001bs. Tomatoes.
27 Pockets Walnuts.
Samples Analysed by Borough Analyst, 1935.
Articles | Analysed | Genuine | Adulterated | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Official | Unofficial | Official | Unofficial | Official | Unofficial | |
Milk | 435 | - | 426 | - | 9 | — |
Milk, Condensed | 11 | 40 | 11 | 40 | — | — |
Milk, Dried | 28 | - | 28 | - | — | — |
Semolina | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | — |
Preserved Ginger | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Ground Ginger | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Cinnamon | - | 1 | - | 1 | — | — |
Cream | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — |
Butter | 63 | 43 | 63 | 43 | — | — |
Margarine | 12 | - | 12 | — | — | — |
Lard | 18 | 7 | 18 | 7 | — | — |
Dripping | 11 | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 |
Cooking Fats | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
Pepper | 29 | 8 | 29 | 8 | — | — |
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