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 Bethnal Green Borough]
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92
FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
Seven hundred and eighteen samples were taken;
661 of these proved to be "genuine'' and 57 or 7.9
per cent. adulterated.
The details are given in the following table:— SUMMARY OF ANALYST'S REPORTS.
Article | Samples taken formally | Samples taken informally | Total number of samples taken | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. taken | Genuine | Adulterated | No. taken | Genuine | Adulterated | |||
Milk | 327 | 306 | 21 | 5 | 5 | ... | 332 | |
Butter | 96 | 96 | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | 105 | |
Margarine | 14 | 14 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 15 | |
Sterilised Milk | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Condensed Milk | 4 | 4 | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | 9 | |
Cream | 7 | 7 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 9 | |
Cheese | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Lemonade | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Lemon Squash | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | |
Ginger Wine | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Cordials | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | |
Whisky | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | |
Gin | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
Tincture of Iodine | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Seidlitz Powder | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
Dill Water | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Aspirin Tablets | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
Jelly Squares | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Table Jelly | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Baking Powder | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Pepper | l | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Mustard | l | l | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ||
Mixed Spice | l | l | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Ground Ginger | 6 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | |
Ground Cinnamon | l | 1 | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | 7 | |
Sugar | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | 8 | |
Mincemeat | l | 1 | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | 7 | |
Sweets | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 | |
Bread | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | 8 | |
Bread and Butter | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Flour | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | 8 | |
Rice | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Pearl Barley | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | |
Jam | 41 | 35 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 51 | |
Lemon Curd | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |