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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
Lambeth 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Particulars of the 2,000 samples of Food and Drugs procured for analysis by the Public Analyst will be found in the following table.
| Samples | Formal | Informal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Analysed | Number Adulter-ated | Number Analysed | Number Adulterated | |
| Apples | — | — | — | — |
| Baking Powder | — | — | 3 | - |
| Barley, Pearl | — | — | 9 | — |
| Beverages Fruit (Cordial) | — | — | 3 | - |
| Bread | — | - | 12 | - |
| Butter | 55 | - | 294 | 1 |
| Cake Mixture | - | - | 4 | - |
| Cakes, Sponge | — | — | 17 | - |
| Candied Peel | — | — | 3 | — |
| Cheese | — | — | 12 | — |
| Cocoa | — | — | 34 | — |
| Coffee | - | - | 26 | - |
| Coffee and Chicory | — | — | 1 | - |
| Coffee and Chicory Extract | — | — | 3 | - |
| Confectionery | — | — | 14 | — |
| Cooking Fat | — | — | 3 | - |
| Cornflour | ,— | - | 6 | - |
| Cream | - | - | 6 | - |
| Cream, Tinned | - | - | 6 | - |
| Curry Powder | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Custard Powder | — | — | 18 | — |
| Dripping | — | — | 12 | - |
| Drugs:— | ||||
| Acid, Boric | — | — | 3 | — |
| Acid, Citric | - | - | 3 | - |
| Acid, Tartaric | - | - | 3 | - |
| Aspirin | — | — | 3 | - |
| Balsam, Friars | — | - | 6 | - |
| Borax | - | — | 6 | - |
| Camphorated Oil | — | — | 3 | - |
| Castor Oil | — | - | 9 | - |
| Cod Liver Oil | - | - | 3 | - |
| Cream of Tartar | - | - | 3 | - |
| Effervescing Saline | — | — | 6 | - |
| Epsom Salts | — | - | 3 | - |
| Eucalyptus Oil | — | - | 3 | - |
| Glauber's Salts | - | - | 6 | - |
| Glycerine | — | - | 9 | - |
| Iodine, Spirit of | — | - | 1 | - |
| Linseed (Crushed) | - | — | 3 | — |
| Ointment, Boric | - | — | 10 | — |
| Ointment, Zinc | - | - | 8 | — |
| Powder, Liquorice, Com-pound | — | — | 9 | — |
| Powder, Seidlitz | - | - | 9 | — |
| Rhubarb Powder | - | - | 3 | — |
| Sal Volatile | - | - | 3 | — |
| Soda bicarbonate | — | — | 9 | — |