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Kensington 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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(b) Informal samples.—These are taken without compliance with the strict formalities of the
Food and Drugs Act, and serve to show the conditions obtaining without disclosing to the
vendor the fact that samples are being taken for analysis. Particulars of informal samples collected
are as follow:—
Nature of Sample.
Number
Taken.
Number
Adulterated.
Brawn
3
...
Butter
10
...
" Brinite"
1
...
Cakes, Sponge
6
2
Cheese
6
...
„ Cream
1
...
Coffee
1
...
Cream
6
...
„ Preserved
3
3
Dripping
3
...
Egg Yolk
2
1
Fruit, Dried
5
...
,, Tinned
10
4
Ginger, Ground
3
...
Ham
6
...
Honey
3
...
Jam, Raspberry
1
...
Jelly, Table
3
...
Lard
3
...
Lemon Cheese or Curd
15
...
Margarine
9
...
Meat, Potted
20
1
„ Preparations
4
...
Milk
122
...
„ Condensed, Full Cream
1
...
,, „ Machine Skimmed
2
...
„ Sterilized
1
...
Mincemeat
3
...
Peas, Tinned
3
...
Powder, Gregory
3
...
Rennet, Essence of
2
...
Sauce
5
...
Sausages
23
1
Tomato Puree
4
1
Vinegar
21
3
Wines, British
3
1
Total
317
20