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 Bromley]
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Samples taken. | Result. | ||||
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Article | Formal. | Informal. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Remarks |
Peas (Strained and Homogenised) | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Peel (Cut Mixed) | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Pepper (White) | — | 4 | 4 | — | |
Quinine and Cinnamon Tablets | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Rosehip Syrup | — | 1 | 1 | - | |
Rosena Rose Hip and Orange | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Sage and Onion Stuffing | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Salad Cream | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Sandwich Spread | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Sardines in Edible Oil | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Sausages | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | |
Sherry (British) | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Soft Herring Rocs with Salt | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Soups | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Soya Flour | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Spirit Vinegar | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Sponge Mixture | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Steamed Pudding Mixture | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Sterilized Cream | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Sugar (Demerara) | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Sugar Pieces | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Sugar (Raw Barbados) | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Sugared Cocoanut | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swiss Roll | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Synthetic Cream | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Synthetic Cream Powder | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Table Delight | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Table Jelly | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Tincture of Iodine | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Tomato Juice Cocktail | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Tomato Ketchup | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Tomato Sauce | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Vinegar (Malt) | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Vinegar | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Vitacream (Synthetic) | — | l | 1 | — | |
Vita Glucose Tablets | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wine Gums | — | 2 | — | 2 | See (e) |
Xmas Pudding | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Zinc and Castor Oil Ointment | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Totals | 1 | 232 | 227 | 6 |
(a) Sample mouldy when received. Microscopical examination revealed
the presence of numerous Fungal hyphæ and sponangia.
(b) Fat 18.05. Moisture 58.3%.
(c) Probable composition:—Crab 70. Water 18, Milk Fat 4. Starch Filler
7, Salt and Spice 1%. Starch Filler not declared.
(d) Fat 10%. Total solids 31.6%. Sugar (Sucrose) 9.5%. Milk
Powder 3.6%.
(e) (i) Sweets contained small amounts of gritty matter of nature of sand
and small amounts of unidentifiable vegetable matter. Inferior.
(ii) Contained 0.054% insoluble sand and vegetable debris. Inferior.