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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
Greenwich 1926
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1926
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| Description of Samples | Number of Samples Purchased | Number Genuine | NumberNot Genuine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baking Powder | 6 | 6 | – |
| Brawn | 8 | 8 | – |
| Bread | 8 | 8 | – |
| Butter | 61 | 61 | – |
| Camphorated Oil | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Cheese | 19 | 19 | — |
| Cocoa | 2 | 2 | — |
| Coffee | 3 | 3 | — |
| Corned Beef | 13 | 13 | — |
| Custard Powder | 2 | 2 | — |
| Dripping | 4 | 4 | — |
| Flour | 8 | 8 | — |
| Lard | 18 | 18 | — |
| Margarine | 2 | 2 | — |
| Milk | 72 | 69 | 3 |
| Mustard | 13 | 13 | — |
| Olive Oil | 6 | 6 | — |
| Paregoric | 7 | 7 | — |
| Pearl Barley | 8 | 8 | — |
| Pepper | 17 | 17 | — |
| Preserved Cream | 1 | 1 | — |
| Rice | 36 | 36 | — |
| Sago | 7 | 7 | — |
| Salmon and Shrimp Paste | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sausage (Breakfast) | 18 | 18 | — |
| Sausages | 3 | 3 | — |
| Self Raising Flour | 12 | 12 | — |
| Sugar (Yellow) | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tapioca | 21 | 21 | — |
| Veal, Ham and Tongue | 1 | 1 | — |
| Vinegar | 57 | 54 | 3 |
| 442 | 433 | 9 |
Procedure under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, etc.
The following are the principal legal provisions relating
to the composition and description of food and drugs (apart from
provisions to poisons and other special drugs) in force on the
1st January, 1927:—
(a) The Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875 to 1907, viz.:—
Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875;
Sale of Food and Drugs (Amendment) Act, 1879;
Margarine Act, 1887;