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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
Holborn 1923
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health, for the year 1923
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| ARTICLE. | Purchased. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Proceedings taken. | Convictions. | Fines and Costs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madeira Cake | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Meat Paste | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Margarine | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Milk | 208 | 199 | 9 | 1 | ... | Costs, 14s. 6d. |
| Milk, Condensed | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mincemeat | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mustard | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Orange Squash | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Peas, tinned | 20 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | Fine, £21 Costs, 3 cases, £15 15s. |
| Pepper | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Prescriptions | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pears, tinned | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Prawns, tinned | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Raspberry Syrup | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rice | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sauce | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Sausages | 15 | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Salad Oil | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Salmon, tinned | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Spinach, tinned | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Spice | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sponge Cake and Fingers | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Suet, Shredded | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scotch Haddock | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Vinegar | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 560 | 510 | 50 | ... | ... | ... |
| Informal: — | ||||||
| Bondon Cheese | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cream Cheese | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cheese | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chlorodyne | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Flour | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lemon Squash | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lemonade | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Peas, dried | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lozenges | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Kola | 1 | 0 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Soda Water | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sweets | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Yalenta | 1 | 0 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 41 | 39 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total Samples | 601 | 519 | 52 | 12 | 1 | Fine £21 0s.0d. Costs £17 2s. 0d. |
Summary :—20S Milk 9 not genuine = 4.3 per cent.
82 Butter 4 „ „ =4.9 ,,
21 Drugs 1 ,, ,, = 4.7 ,,
30 Tinned Vegetables 16 „ „ = 53.3 ,,
260 Various foods 22 „ ,, = 8.5 „
Total 601 52 = 8.6 ,,