[Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough.

  • Tynemouth (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1926
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Credit: [Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.— Articles analysed. No. of samples analysed. No. found genuine. No. found not genuine. Lard Formal 1 SAMPLES. 1 Milk . 80 73 / Vinegar ... 3 2 1 Sweet Spirits of Nitre ... 3 — 3 Butter Informal 12 SAMPLES. 12 I-ard 19 18 1 Cheese 6 6 — Condensed Milk... 12 12 — Jam . 6 6 — Vinegar ... 12 10 2 Pepper ... 3 3 — Red Wine 1 1 — Mamarine 5 5 _ Camphorated Oil 3 3 — Sweet Spirits of Nitre ... 4 1 3 Castor Oil Pills ... 4 4 —- Sedlitz Powders... 3 3 Totals . 177 159 18 The following 18 samples were found not to be genuine, or adulterated ; Formal. A .tion taken. Milk . (1) Deficient in milk-fat 3‘3% ...Vendor cautioned by Health Committee. (2) Deficient in milk-fat 1'6% do. (3) Deficient in milk-fat 3'3% do. (4) Deficient in milk-fat 10‘6% do. (5) Deficient in milk-fat 5'0% do. (6) Deficient in non-fatty solids 1P0% ... do. (7) Deficient in non-fatty solids 14‘0% ... do. Sweet (8) Deficient in ethyl nitrite 42T% ...Vendor cautioned by Spirits Health Committee. OF Nitre. (9) Deficient in ethyl nitrite 98‘7% do. (10) Deficient in ethyl nitrite 25'6% do. IvARD .(11) Chiefly composed of cotton seed stearin .. .Proceedings taken against vendor. Fined 19/6. Vinegar (12) Deficient in acetic acid by 32-5% ...Vendor cautioned by Health Committee. Informal. Lard .(13) Chiefly composed of cotton seed stearin .. .Followed by formal sam])le Vinegar (14) Deficient in acetic acid 10'7% do. (15) Deficient in acetic acid 32'5% do. Sweet .. (16) Deficient in ethyl nitrite 33‘5% do. Spirits of Nitre. (17) Deficient in ethyl nitrite 91 *4% do. (18) Deficient in ethyl nitrite 14'4% do.