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 Lewisham Borough]
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The following table gives the details of the samples analysed
Article. | No. of Samples Examined. | No. of Samples Adulterated, etc. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
Acid. Boric | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
„ Citric | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Tartaric | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Beverages | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Baking Powder | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Borax | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Brandy | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Butter | — | 32 | 32 | — | — | — |
Butter on Bread | 1 | 28 | 29 | — | 1 | 1 |
Cheese | — | 37 | 37 | — | 1 | 1 |
Cocoa | — | 32 | 32 | — | — | — |
Chocolate Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Coffee | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
Coffee Mixtures | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Confectionery | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Cream | — | 31 | 31 | — | — | — |
Cream of Tartar | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Custard Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Dripping | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
Fish. Canned | — | 128 | 128 | — | 19 | 19 |
,, Paste | — | 48 | 48 | — | — | — |
Flour, Self-raising | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — |
Fruit, Canned | — | 18 | 18 | — | — | — |
Dried | 1 | 42 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Gin | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 |
Ground ginger | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Ice-cream | — | 1 | 1 | — | l | 1 |
Lard | — | 29 | 29 | — | — | — |
Lemonade Powder | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Lime Water | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Liniment of Turpentine | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Linseed, crushed | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Margarine | — | 35 | 35 | — | — | — |
Meat | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
,, Paste | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — |
,, Pies | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
,, Rolls | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Milk | 99 | 16 | 115 | 2 | — | 2 |
Condensed | — | 24 | 24 | — | — | — |
Oil, Almond | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
,, Camphorated | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
,, Castor | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
,, Cod Liver | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
,, Eucalyptus | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |