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 Camberwell.
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TABLE "A." Formal and Informal Samples Submitted for Analysis.
Article. | Number Examined. | Number Adulterated, etc. | Percentage of Adulteration. | |||||||
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Formal. | Informal. | Private. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Private. | Total. | Formal | Informal . | |
Milk*++ | 635 | 11 | – | 646 | 12 | – | – | 12 | 1.88 | – |
Butter | 115 | 69 | – | 184 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Lard | 24 | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Malt Vinegar | 20 | – | – | 20 | 3 | – | – | 3 | 15 | – |
Cocoa | 19 | – | – | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Self-Baising Flour | 14 | – | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Mustard † | 13 | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Custard Powder † | 11 | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Cream* | 11 | – | – | 11 | 3 | – | – | – | 27.27 | – |
Pepper | 10 | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Beef Sausages* | 10 | 7 | – | 17 | 4 | – | – | 4 | 40 | – |
Margarine* / | 9 | – | – | 9 | 4 | – | – | 4 | – | – |
Arrowroot* | 8 | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Salmon and Shrimp Paste* † | 8 | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Vinegar | 7 | – | – | 7 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 14.28 | – |
Condensed Full Cream Milk, Sweetened | 6 | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Camphorated | 6 | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Preserved Cream* | 6 | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Whisky | 6 | 22 | – | 28 | 3 | 5 | – | 8 | 50.00 | 22.72 |
Sponge Cakes* † | 5 | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Pork Sausages* | 5 | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Baking Powder | 4 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Lemonade Powder* † | 4 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Shredded Suet | 4 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Liniment of Turpentine | 4 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 25.00 | – |
Raspberry Jam* † | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Boric Acid Ointment | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Tinned Peas* † | 3 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 33.33 | – |
Ground Ginger | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Beef Dripping | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Golden Syrup † | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Zinc Ointment | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Black Currant Jam* † | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Separated † | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Crushed Linseed | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Dripping | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Fish Paste † | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Port* † | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Mincemeat* | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Strawberry* † | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Tincture of lodine | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Coffee | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Lemon Cream*† | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Corn Flour* | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– | 2 | Olive Oil | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
Lime Juice Cordial* | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ground Almonds | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Gin | 2 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 20.00 |
Rum | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 50.00 | – |
Non-Alcoholic Wine* | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Jelly Marmalade*† | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Extract of Coffee & Chicory* | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Marmalade*† | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Candied Peel* | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Raisin Wine* | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Sherbert | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Orange Marmalade* | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Bacon* | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Rice | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Lemon Curd*† | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Kola Sweetened Mineral Water* | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Mixed Fruit Salad* | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Turkey and Tongue* | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Chicken and Ham Paste* | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Condensed Full Cream Milk, Unsweetened | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
"Cydrax" (Non-Alcoholic)* | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Honey* | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Lemon Squash* | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Castor Oil | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Cake Mixture* | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Lemon Cheese*† | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Preserved Pork Sausages* | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Apricot Jam*† | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Full Cream Cheese | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Jam Sanawich* | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Flour | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Plum Jam*† | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Breakfast Sausage * | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Sparkling Ginger * | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Machine Skimmed Milk, Sweetened | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Full Cream Dried Milk | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1,054 | 117 | – | 1,171 | 33 | 6 | – | 39 | 3.13 | 5.12 |
† Examined for prohibited colouring matters.
* These articles were also examined for preservative.
‡ All free from Boric acid and Formalin.
Articels sold in an unstamped wrapper.