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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

Bethnal Green 1925

[Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1925]

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54
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
Seven hundred and forty-two samples were taken;
710 of these proved to be "genuine," and 32 or 4.3%
adulterated

Table: The details are given in the following table:— SUMMARY OF ANALYST'S REPORTS.

The details are given in the following table:— SUMMARY OF ANALYST'S REPORTS.

ArticleSamples taken formallySamples taken informally
No. takenGenuineAdulteratedNo. takenGenuineAdulteratedTotal number of Samples taken
Milk354338161..1355
Butter131129244..135
Margarine2525........25
Lard1414........14
Dripping99........9
Cheese66........6
Cream211......2
Cream (Preserved)33........3
Condensed Milk4311..15
Dried Milk22..22..4
Jam6966322..71
Coffee99........9
Cocoa1414..22..16
Tea11........1
Vinegar38362......38
Mustard33........3
Pepper33........3
Camphorated Oil77........7
Olive Oil22........2
Cod Liver Oil and Malt11........1
Aspirin Tablets11........1
Formaldehyde Solution......11..1
Boracic Ointment33..2115
Basilicon Ointment]1........1
Sassafras Pomade22........2
Zinc Ointment22........2
Glycerine11........1
Compound Liquorice11........1
Flour66........6
Cake11........1
Sponge Cake22........2
Chocolate11........1
Sweets......11..1
Sausage......11..1
Brawn11........1
Loganberries11........1
Apples413......4
Lemonade......1..11
Totals7246962818144742