London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Kensington 1925
The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1925
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(a) Formal Samples.—These are samples which are taken strictly in conformity with the
requirements of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875, and during the year the Inspectors
collected 694, of which 41 or 5.9 per cent. were adulterated. Particulars of formal samples
taken are as follow :—
Nature of Sample.
Number
Taken.
Number
Adulterated.
Apples 1 1
Arrowroot 3 ...
Brawn 4 2
Butter 59 1
Cakes, Sponge 18 ...
Cakes, Other 7 l
Cheese 3 ...
Cocoa 13 ...
Coffee 15 ...
Coffee & Chicory 6 ...
Cornflower 10 ...
Cream 12 2
„ Preserved 6 5
Flour 17 ...
Honey 16 ...
Lard 6 ...
Margarine 33 ...
Milk 242 10
„ Condensed, Full Cream 6 ...
„ „ Machine Skimmed 8 ...
„ Evaporated 4 ...
Mincemeat 6 ...
Mustard 6 ...
,, Compound 6 ...
Paste, Fish 19 7
„ Meat 15 1
Peas (Preserved) 4 ...
Pepper 20 ...
Pickles 6 ...
Rice 12 2
Sago 8 ...
Sauce, Tomato 4 ...
Sausages 25 6
Suet, Shredded 1 1
Sweets 18...
Syrup, Golden 2 ...
Tea 6 ...
Vinegar 41 2
Wines, British 5 ...
Drugs—
Cream of Tartar 1 ...
Total 694 41