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 Lambeth Borough]
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has benefited by the curtailment of the activity of his less-honest
competitor, but should any relaxation of effort for any reason ensue,
the high standard now reached would not be maintained.
Samples | Formal | Informal A | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number Analysed | > Number Adulterated | Number Analysed | Number Adulterated | |
Apples | _ | _ | 6 | _ |
Arrowroot | _ | _ | 12 | _ |
Basis Wine | _ | _ | 1 | _ |
Baking Powder | _ | _ | 9 | _ |
Barley, Pearl | _ | _ | 9 | _ |
Beef, Corned | _ | _ | 1 | _ |
Beef, Minced | _ | _ | 3 | _ |
Blanc Mange Powder | _ | _ | 3 | _ |
Bread | _ | _ | 15 | _ |
Bun Flour | _ | _ | 3 | _ |
Butter | 2 | 1 | 258 | 3 |
Cake | _ | _ | 10 | _ |
Cake Mixture | _ | _ | 2 | _ |
Cakes, Sponge | _ | _ | 12 | _ |
Candied Peel | _ | _ | 9 | _ |
Cheese | _ | _ | 6 | _ |
Cocoa | _ | _ | 20 | _ |
Cocoa, Sweetened | _ | _ | 1 | _ |
Coffee | _ | _ | 22 | _ |
Coffee and Chicory | _ | _ | 2 | _ |
Confectionery | _ | _ | 19 | _ |
Cornflower | _ | _ | 15 | _ |
Cream | _ | _ | 15 | _ |
Custard Powder | _ | _ | 21 | _ |
Dripping | _ | _ | 12 | _ |
Drugs:— | ||||
Acid, Boric | _ | _ | 4 | _ |
Acid, Citric | _ | _ | 3 | _ |
Acid, Tartaric | _ | _ | 3 | _ |
Almond Oil | _ | _ | 3 | _ |
Aspirin | _ | _ | 3 | _ |
Balsam, Friars | _ | _ | 3 | _ |
Borax Purified | _ | _ | 2 | _ |
Camphorated Oil | _ | _ | 9 | _ |
Castor Oil | _ | _ | 3 | _ |
Cod Liver Oil | _ | _ | 6 | _ |
Cream of Tartar | _ | _ | 9 | _ |
Epsom Salts | _ | _ | 12 | 1 |
Eucalyptus Oil | _ | _ | 6 | _ |