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 St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Artiolea of food of which samples have been taken. | Total number of samples. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | |
Brought forward | 155 | 108 | 147 | 92 | 8 | 16 |
Cream Frame | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
,, Horn | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
,, Pastry | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Shell | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Currants | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Dripping | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Fish paste | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Flour (Self-raising) | 15 | — | 15 | — | — | — |
Fruit (mixed) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Ginger (ground) | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
,, Wine | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Green Soap | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Gregory's Powder | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — |
Ham (cooked) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Honey | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Indian Cerate | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Jam | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — |
Jelly (table) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Lamb (meat) | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Lard | 12 | — | 12 | — | — | — |
Lemon Cheese | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
„ Curd | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Liniment of Turpentine | — | 14 | — | 14 | — | — |
Margarine | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | — |
Marmalade | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Meat Paste | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
„ Pie | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Milk | 280 | 4 | 274 | 4 | 6 | — |
„ (condensed) | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | — |
Mincemeat | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Mustard | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Olive Oil | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Orange Wine | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Peas (canned) | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
Peel (candied) | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Pepper | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
„ (compound) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Peroxide of Hydrogen | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Plums (canned) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Port Wine | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Pork Pie | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Prescription | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Princess Cake (cream-filled) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Raisins | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
Raisin Wine | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Sago | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Sauce | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Sausages | 3 | 52 | 3 | 47 | — | 5 |
,, (cooked) | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
Spice (mixed) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Suet (shredded) | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
Sugar | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Sulphur Ointment | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Sultanas | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
Sweets | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — |
Swiss Roll | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Tea | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | — |
Vinegar | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | — |
,, (malt) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Zinc Ointment | — | 10 | — | 10 | — | — |
Totals | 504 | 296 | 487 | 273 | 17 | 23 |