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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Food and Drugs.—continued.
Samples | Formal | Informal | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number Analysed | Number Adulterated | Number Analysed | Number Adulterated | |
Mincemeat | — | — | 6 | — |
Mustard | — | — | 11 | 2 |
Mustard Compound | — | — | 4 | — |
Oatmeal | — | — | 15 | — |
Olive Oil | — | — | 3 | — |
Orangeade Powder | — | — | 1 | — |
Peaflower | — | — | 6 | — |
Peas, Split | — | — | 2 | — |
Peas, Tinned | — | — | 9 | — |
Pepper | — | — | 12 | — |
Pickles | — | — | 3 | — |
Pudding Mixture | — | — | 5 | — |
Pudding Powder | — | — | 3 | — |
Rice | — | — | 20 | — |
Rice, Ground | — | — | 6 | — |
Sago | — | — | 10 | — |
Sardines | — | — | 3 | — |
Sauce | — | — | 3 | — |
Sausages | — | — | 5 | 1 |
Sausages (Preserved) | — | — | 1 | — |
Sausage Meat | — | — | 6 | — |
Sausage Rolls | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Scones | — | — | 11 | — |
Semolina | — | — | 9 | — |
Sherbert | — | — | 6 | — |
Soup, Dessicated | — | — | 1 | — |
Soup Powder | — | — | 9 | — |
Soup, Tinned | — | — | 2 | — |
Spice, Mixed | — | — | 9 | — |
Sponge Mixture | — | — | 1 | — |
Suet, Shredded | — | — | 12 | — |
Sugar | — | — | 12 | — |
Tapioca | — | — | 17 | — |
Tea | '— | — | 27 | — |
Treacle | — | — | 3 | — |
Vegetables, Tinned | — | — | 12 | — |
Vinegar | 7 | — | — | — |
Water Ice | 1 | — | — | — |
Yeast | — | — | 3 | — |
Totals | 805 | 20 | 1,195 | — 15 |
N.B.—5 summonses were issued (see page 61).
One sample of a consignment of blown tins of ham was examined
in the Council's laboratory, for the presence of food poisoning or
other organisms.
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