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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
Stoke Newington 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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ANALYSES PERFORMED DURING THE YEAR 1931.
| Articles submitted for Analysis. | No. of Genuine Samples. (174). | No. of Adulterated Samples. (2). | Remarks as to Adulteration. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirin | 1 | – | |
| Beef, Corned | 1 | – | |
| Minced | 1 | – | |
| ,, Pressed | 2 | – | |
| Beer | 3 | – | |
| Biscuits, broken | 1 | – | |
| Borax | 1 | – | |
| Boric Acid Ointment | 2 | – | |
| Butter | 15 | – | |
| Cakes, Fairy | 1 | – | |
| Camphorated Oil | 4 | – | |
| Castor Oil | 1 | – | |
| Cheese | o | – | |
| Cocoa | 1 | – | |
| Cod Liver Oil | 1 | – | |
| Coffee, Extract | 1 | – | |
| Ground | 2 | – | |
| Corn Flour | 1 | – | |
| Cough Mixture | 1 | – | |
| Cream | 5 | – | |
| Cream of Tartar | 1 | – | |
| Custard Powder | 1 | – | |
| Dried Fruit | 1 | – | |
| Dripping | I | – | |
| Flour | 1 | – | |
| Friar's Balsam | 1 | – | |
| Gall & Opium Ointment | 1 | – | |
| Green Peas (Tinned) | 1 | – | |
| Ham | I | – | |
| Honey | 1 | – | |
| Jam | 1 | – | |
| Lemonade Powder | 1 | – | |
| Liniment of Turpentine | 1 | – | |
| Malt & Cod Liver Oil | 2 | – | |
| Margarine | 9 | – | (l). 3% deficient in fat. (Vendor cautioned). |
| Meat Pies | 1 | – | |
| Milk | 66 | 2 | (2). 1.5% added water. Case dismissed on pay-^ ment of £3.35. 0d. costs. |
| Condensed | 5 | – | |
| Mustard | 1 | – | |
| Pepper | 1 | – | |
| Pickle | – | ||
| Precipitate Ointment | 2 | – | |
| Prescription | 2 | – | |
| Rhubarb Powder | 1 | – | |
| Kice | 1 | – | |
| ,, Ground | 1 | – | |
| Sausages, Perk | 2 | – | |
| Scones | I | – | |
| Sugar | 6 | – | |
| Sulphur Ointment . . | 1 | – | |
| Sweets | 2 | – | |
| Tea | 3 | – | |
| Tomato Sauce | 1 | – | |
| Treacle | 1 | – | |
| Vinegar | 2 | – | |
| Whiskey | 1 | – | |
| Zinc Ointment | 1 | – |