Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1919
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE B.
Details of "Other Articles."
Nature of article. | Examined. | Adulterated. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
Baking powder | 2 | 26 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Chocolates | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | - |
Coffee mixture | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
Coffee and chicory extract | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
Cornflour | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Custard powder | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
Dripping | — | 28 | 28 | - | — | - |
Egg powder | — | 15 | 15 | - | - | — |
Fish, potted | — | 6 | 6 | - | - | — |
Meat, canned | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | — |
Nut lard | - | 3 | 3 | — | - | — |
Oatmeal | - | 12 | 12 | - | - | - |
Rice | - | 12 | 12 | - | - | - |
Self-raising flour | - | 30 | 30 | — | . — | — |
Total | 8 | 158 | 166 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
In the following Table is given the nature of the samples grouped in the general statement under the heading "Milk and Cream," together with the number of such samples reported against.
Nature of sample. | Examined. | Adulterated. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
Milk | 817 | 7 | 824 | 82 | 4 | 86 |
Dried milk | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
Cream, fresh | - | 22 | 22 | - | 1 | 1 |
Cream, preserved | - | 27 | 27 | - | 1 | 1 |
Total | 817 | 59 | 876 | 82 | 6 | 88 |