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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
Chelsea 1931
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1931
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| Name of Sample. | Genuine Composition or Not Adulterated. | Adulterated. | Inferior. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Formal." | "Informal." | "Formal." | "Informal." | "Formal." | "Informal." | ||
| Sponge Cakes | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Curry | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ground Ginger | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 |
| Lard | 10 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 10 |
| Cream | 7 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 8 |
| Rice | 4 | _ | 1 | _ | — | — | 5 |
| Sugar | 4 | — | — | _ | _ | _ | 4 |
| Dripping | 1 | — | — | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Self Raising Flour | 2 | — | — | _ | _ | _ | 2 |
| Flour | 5 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 5 |
| Cheese | 1 | — | _ | _ | — | — | 1 |
| Baking Powder | 5 | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | 5 |
| Custard Powder | 5 | _ | _ | — | — | — | 5 |
| Blanc-Manage Powder | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Marmalade | 1 | _ | _ | — | — | — | 1 |
| Quaker Oats | 1 | _ | _ | — | — | — | 1 |
| Veal Stuffing | 1 | _ | _ | — | — | — | 1 |
| Sponge Mixture | 1 | _ | _ | _ | — | — | 1 |
| Shredded Suet | 2 | _ | _ | — | — | — | 2 |
| Dessicated Cocoanut | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cornflour | 1 | _ | _ | — | — | — | 1 |
| Chocolate Mould | 1 | _ | _ | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tinned Salmon | — | 2 | _ | — | — | — | 2 |
| Meat Pie | _ | 2 | _ | — | — | — | 2 |
| Sausage Roll | _ | 1 | _ | _ | — | — | 1 |
| Grilled Pilchards | — | 1 | _ | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tinned Fruit | 3 | 1 | _ | — | — | — | 4 |
| Tinned Baked Beans | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Split Lentils | _ | — | _ | _ | — | — | 1 |
| Dried Peas | _ | 1 | _ | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tinned Peas | 1 | 1 | _ | — | — | — | 2 |
| Spice | _ | 1 | _ | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dried Fruits | 13 | 2 | _ | — | — | — | 15 |
| Meat Paste | 1 | _ | _ | — | — | — | 1 |
| Herrings in Tomato Sauce | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Silds in Olive Oil | 1 | _ | _ | — | — | — | 1 |
| "Camp" Coffee | — | 1 | _ | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tinned Pork and Beans | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tinned Cream | 1 | _ | _ | — | — | — | 1 |
| Whisky | — | 2 | _ | — | — | — | 2 |
| Camphorated Oil | 1 | — | _ | _ | — | — | 1 |
| Boracic Ointment | 2 | __ | _ | — | — | — | 2 |
| Precipiated Sulphur | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Mercury Ointments | — | 1 | _ | _ | — | — | 1 |
| Self- Raising Powder | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Semolina | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 361 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 403 | |