Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1925
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TABLE No. 28. Nature of Samples taken under Food and Drugs Acts (1921-1924).
Nature of Sample. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | ||||||||||||
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Genuine Composition. | Adulterated. | Inferior. | Total. | Genuine Composition. | Adulterated. | Inferior. | Total. | Genuine Composition. | Adulterated. | Inferior. | Total. | Genuine Composition. | Adulterated. | Inferior. | Total. | |
Milk | 148 | 3 | — | 151 | 123 | 1 | — | — | 154 | 2 | — | 156 | 141 | 4 | — | 145 |
Butter | 81 | — | — | 81 | 60 | — | — | 60 | 59 | — | — | 59 | 45 | — | — | 45 |
Margarine | 36 | — | — | 36 | 24 | — | — | 24 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 16 | — | — | 16 |
Cocoa | 9 | — | — | 9 | 42 | — | — | 42 | 23 | —_ | — | 23 | 52 | — | — | 52 |
Coffee | 25 | — | — | 25 | 39 | — | — | 39 | 36 | — | — | 36 | 43 | — | — | 43 |
Coffee and Chicory | 2 | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Pepper | 13 | '— | — | 13 | 10 | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | 9 | 12 | — | — | 12 |
Lard | 27 | — | — | 27 | 9 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cornflour | 9 | — | — | 9 | 18 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 9 |
Baking Powder | 9 | — | — | 9 | 18 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 9 |
Flour | 18 | — | — | 18 | 9 | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | 9 |
Rice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — |
Cream | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 18 | — | — | 18 | 6 | — | — | 6 |
Mustard Mixture | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cheese | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | 10 |
Sponge Cakes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Sausages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ground Almonds | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | 3 |
Ginger | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Mustard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 11 |
Condensed Milk | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 11 |
Oatmeal | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Vinegar | 9 | — | — | 9 | 18 | — | — | 18 | 15 | — | — | 15 | 10 | — | — | 10 |
Sago | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sugar | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Drugs | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 25 | 9 | — | 34 | 4 | — | — | 4 |
Separated Milk | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Chocolate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Confectionery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Flour, Self Raising | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
397 | 3 | — | 400 | 397 | 1 | — | 400 | 389 | 11 | — | 400 | 396 | 4 | — | 400 |