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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hampstead 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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| Article. | Number taken. | Number Adulterated |
|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 120 | 2 |
| Dripping | 20 | 1 |
| Drugs | 6 | — |
| Fish and Meat Paste | 13 | 1 |
| Fish (tinned) | 14 | 2 |
| Food (patent) | 3 | — |
| Fruits (dried) | 9 | _ |
| Honey | 9 | — |
| Jam | 15 | — |
| Lard | 23 | _ |
| Margarine | 47 | — |
| Milk | 105 | 4 |
| Milk (condensed) | 4 | — |
| Mincemeat | 4 | — |
| Mustard | 4 | 1 |
| Pearl Barley | 18 | 7 |
| Peas (tinned) | 6 | — |
| Pepper | 11 | — |
| Sausages | 23 | 1 |
| Spirits | 11 | 1 |
| Sugar | 6 | — |
| Tea | 5 | — |
| Tomatoes and Tomato Puree (tinned) | 7 | 5 |
| Vinegar | 4 | — |
| Various | 19 | — |
| Wine | 2 | — |
| Totals | 508 | 25 |
The following table shows the articles adulterated, etc., and the nature of adulteration :—
| No. of Sample. | Article. | Analyst's Report. |
|---|---|---|
| 314 | Dripping | 5 4 per cent, of water. |
| 317 | Bloater Paste | Sulphur dioxide, 75 parts per million. |
| 321 | Mustard | Mustard oil 30 3 per cent., Ash 3 9 per cent, and a small proportion of maize starch. |
| 326 | Beef Sausages | 210 parts per million of sulphur dioxide. |