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 Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Sample. | Number examined, 1929. | Adulterated . | Action taken | |
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Legal Proceedings.* | Letters of caution sent | |||
Brought forward | 695 | 47 | 15 | 19 |
Camphorated Oil | 4 | — | — | — |
Cream of Tartar | — | — | — | — |
Glycerine | — | — | — | — |
Lime Juice Cordial | 2 | — | — | — |
Lemon Squash | 2 | — | — | — |
Lemonade | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
Lemonade Crystals | 2 | — | — | — |
Soda Water | — | — | — | — |
Ginger Wine | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Gin | 2 | — | — | — |
Whisky | 9 | 5 | — | — |
Rum | 1 | — | — | — |
Beer | — | — | — | — |
Mincemeat, Fruit | 2 | — | — | — |
Meat Pie | — | — | — | — |
Meat Paste | 2 | — | — | — |
Brawn | — | — | — | — |
Sausage | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
Fresh Meat | 6 | 1 | 1 | — |
Beans and Pork | I | — | — | — |
Bacon | — | — | — | — |
Fish Paste | 2 | — | — | — |
Cordials | 1 | — | — | — |
Olive Oil | — | — | — | — |
Table Salt | — | — | — | — |
Bread and Butter | — | — | — | — |
Tea Dust | 2 | — | — | — |
Ground Cinnamon | 5 | 3 | — | — |
Orange and Quinine Wine | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Borax | 2 | — | — | — |
Citric Acid | 2 | — | — | — |
Crushed Linseed | 2 | — | — | — |
Jelly Crystals | 4 | — | — | — |
Formalin | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Hydrogen Peroxide | o | — | — | — |
Pickles | 3 | — | — | — |
Egg Powder | 2 | — | — | — |
Gregory's Powder | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Calomel Ointment | 2 | — | — | — |
Carbolic Ointment | 5 | 4 | — | 1 |
Salicylic Ointment | 2 | — | — | — |
Oil of Turpentine | 2 | — | — | — |
White Pepper | 2 | — | — | — |
Mixed Spice | 2 | — | — | — |
Sultanas | 2 | — | — | — |
W ine | 1 | — | — | — |
Liniment | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Ice Cream | 2 | — | — | — |
Totals, 1929 | ||||
Totals, 1928 | 89† |
* See pages 79-82.
†Including 34 informal samples. ‡ Including 28 informal samples.