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 Fulham]
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137.
Samples purchased for Analysis during 1930 : —
Article. | Nu | mber o | f Samples. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taken officially. | Adulterated. | Taken unofficially. | Adulterated. | Total Samples Analysed. | Total Samples Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulteration. | |
Milk | 548 | 4 | __ | 548 | 4 | 0.7 | |
Sterilised Milk | 2 | - | — | .- | 2 | - | |
Machine skimmed milk | 2 | — | — | - | 2 | - | _ |
Ditto (condensed) | — | — | 5 | - | 5 | - | |
Cream | — | — | 12 | - | 12 | - | |
Tinned Cream | — | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | |
Butter | — | — | 86 | - | 86 | - | |
Margarine | — | — | 5 | - | 5 | - | - |
Cheese | — | — | 26 | - | 26 | - | |
hard | — | — | 20 | - | 20 | - | |
Beef dripping | — | — | 3 | - | 3 | ||
Olive Oil | — | — | 4 | - | 4 | _ | - |
Tea | — | — | 17 | - | 17 | - | |
Coffee | — | — | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 5.0 |
Coffee Extract | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
Cocoa | — | — | 15 | - | 15 | - | |
Chocolate | — | — | 3 | - | 3 | - | |
Mustard | — | — | 6 | - | 6 | - | |
Pepper | — | — | 12 | - | 12 | - | |
Cayenne Pepper | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 |
Ground Ginger | — | — | 4 | 4 | - | ||
Mixed Spice | — | — | 3 | - | 3 | _ | - |
Demerara Sugar | — | — | 5 | - | 5 | _ | - |
Boiled Sweets | - | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
Honey | — | — | 12 | - | 12 | ||
'J am | - | — | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 8.3 |
Marmalade | — | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | |
Fruit Cordials | — | 6 | _ | 6 | - | - | |
Fruit Jellies | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | ||
Self-raising flour | — | — | 18 | - | 18 | - | |
Arrowroot | — | — | 6 | _ | 6 | - | - |
Sponge Cake | — | — | 9 | 9 | - | - | |
Meat Pies | — | 5 | 5 | - | - | ||
Pork Sausage | — | — | 2 | _ | 2 | - | |
Meat Paste | — | — | 3 | - | 3 | - | - |
Fish Paste | — | — | 10 | - | 10 | - | - |
Tinned Tongue | — | — | 3 | - | 3 | - | - |
Corned Beef | — | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | |
Tinned Crab | _ | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | |
Tinned Herrings in Tomato Sauce | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - |
Tinned Lobster | — | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | |
Tinned Peas | — | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | |
Tinned Salmon | — | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | |
Tinned Tomatoes | — | _ | 3 | - | 3 | - | - |
Malt Vinegar | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 37.5 |
Brandy | — | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
Gin | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 |
Rum | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 |
Whiskey | 4 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 35.7 |
Cider | — | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
Black Draught | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 |
Camphorated Oil | — | — | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 40.0 |
Magnesium Oxide | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 |
Syrup of Senna | — | — | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 |
Turpentine Liniment | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 |
Totals | 565 | 12 | 435 | 28 | 1000 | 40 | 4.0 |