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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
City of Westminster 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Samples Purchased under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, Showing Results of Analysis for the Year 1950.
| Articles of Food. | Number of Samples Purchased. | Adulterated. | Genuine. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Baking powder | 11 | — | 11 |
| Butter | 15 | — | 15 |
| Cake and pudding mixture | 69 | 8 | 61 |
| Cereals | 42 | 6 | 36 |
| Cheese | 11 | — | 11 |
| Cocoa | 1 | — | 1 |
| Coffee preparations and essences | 17 | — | 17 |
| Condiments and spices | 17 | 1 | 16 |
| Confectionery | 80 | 9 | 71 |
| Cooking fat | 9 | — | 9. |
| Culinary flavours | 52 | — | 52 |
| Dried fruit | 5 | — | 5 |
| Drugs | 28 | — | 28 |
| Fish preparations | 92 | 11 | 81 |
| Fruit (canned and preserved) | 36 | 5 | 31 |
| Gelatine | 14 | 2 | 12 |
| Jams and preserves | 61 | 1 | 60 |
| Margarine | 10 | — | 10 |
| Milk | 632 | 4 | 628 |
| Milk, condensed and evaporated | 33 | — | 33 |
| Milk, dried | 1 | — | 1 |
| Pickles and sauces | 45 | 1 | 44 |
| Meat and meat preparations | 55 | 2 | 53 |
| Salad oils and dressings | 24 | 6 | 18 |
| Sandwich spread | 1 | — | 1 |
| Sausages | 20 | 3 | 17 |
| Soft drinks, cordials, &c. | 34 | 2 | 32 |
| Soup | 32 | 1 | 31 |
| Spirits | 187 | 2 | 185 |
| Suet | 3 | — | 3 |
| Sugar | 2 | — | 2 |
| Tea | 9 | — | 9 |
| Vegetables | 55 | 3 | 52 |
| Vinegar | 24 | 4 | 20 |
| Wines | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Ice cream | 62 | — | 62 |
| Totals | 1,800 | 74 | 1,726 |