Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1922
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Unsound Food.—The following articles examined at the request of the owners, were condemned and destroyed :—
Fish | 9 cases. | Broccoli | 4 bags. |
Rabbits | 42. | Apples | 16 boxes. |
Grapes | 50 boxes. | Prunes | 2 boxes. |
Winkles | 1 bag. | Bananas | 1 box. |
Melons | 1 case. | Lemons | 33 cases. |
Pears | 50 bushels. | Tomatoes | 2 boxes. |
Samples Purchased for Analysis during 1922:—
Article. | Number of samples taken officially. | Number Adulterated. | Number of samples taken unofficially. | Number Adulterated. | Total Samples. | Total Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulteration. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milk | 613 | 28 | 12 | _ | 625 | 28 | 4.4 |
Separated milk | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 14.2 |
Condensed milk | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Cream | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 46.1 |
Preserved cream | 7 | 2 | 7 | — | 14 | 2 | 14.2 |
Butter | 1 | — | 143 | 1 | 144 | 1 | 0.6 |
Cheese | — | — | 20 | — | 20 | — | — |
Olive oil | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
Lard | — | — | 15 | — | 15 | — | — |
Beef dripping | — | — | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10.0 |
Malt and cod liver oil emulsion | — | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
Self-raising flour | — | — | 9 | — | 9 | — | — |
Cocoa | — | — | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 5.7 |
Chocolates | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
Grape nuts | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
Malt vinegar | 11 | 3 | 7 | — | 18 | 3 | 16.6 |
Wood vinegar | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Vinegar | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Mustard | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
Cake | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 75.0 |
Sponge cake | 3 | — | 24 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 22.2 |
Sponge fingers | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | - |
Sausages | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 73.3 |
Liquorice powder | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | — | — |
Purified borax | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — |
Coffee | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | —- | — |
Jam | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
Fish paste | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — |
Chicken and ham paste | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Dried milk | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Humanised milk | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Pear drops | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Gull's eyes | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
Sweets | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
Whipped cream bon-bon | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
666 | 47 | 334 | 17 | 1,000 | 64 | 6.4 |