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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
Holborn 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| ARTICLE. | Number Purchased. | Result of Analyses. | Proceedings taken | Convictions. | Fines and Costs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genuine. | Adulterated. | |||||
| Beef, pressed | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bicarbonate of soda | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Borax | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Brandy | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Brawn | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bread and butter | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Butter | 47 | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cake | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Calomel ointment | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Carbonate of soda | 1 | — | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cheese | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chocolates | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Christmas pudding | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cinnamon | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Coffee extract | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Coffee and chicory extract | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Comp. tincture of rhubart | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cream | 18 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cream, canned | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cream pastries | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Crystallised fruit | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Doughnuts | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Dripping | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Egg substitute | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fish paste | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fruit cordial | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gin | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Glycerine | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Grape fruit juice | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ice cream | 18 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Jam | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lard | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lemonade | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lemonade powder | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lemon squash | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lime juice cordial | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Liniment of iodine | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Liniment of turpentine | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Lozenges, cough | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Margarine | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Marmalade | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meat paste | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meat, minced | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Milk | 151 | 147 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Fine 40s. Costs, 10s. 6d. |
| Milk, condensed | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Milk, dried | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mincemeat | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Mineral water | 1 | l | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Oil, camphorated | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Oil, olive | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ointment, blue | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ointment, boracic | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ointment, gall and opium | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ointment, sulphur | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ointment, white precipitate | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Orange crush | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paregoric | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pearl barley | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Peas, dried | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Peas, tinned | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pepper | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Peroxide of hydrogen | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pickles | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Prescriptions | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Quinine and orange wine | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Salad oil | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Salmon, canned | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |