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Chelsea 1937

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1937

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TABLE—continued.

Article.Taken Formally.Adulterated.Taken Informally.Adulterated.Total Samples AnalysedTotal Samples Adulterated.
Jams and Preserves600060
Lard17000170
Lard Substitute001010
Lemon Barley Powder001010
Lemon Squash002121
Macaroni100010
Margarine18000180
Meats (Cooked)6060120
Mustard Mixture401050
Olive Oil001010
Pepper200020
Pickles and Sances300030
Pudding Mixture002020
Rice (Ground)100010
Rice800080
Rolled Oats200020
Salad Cream100010
Sausages106070
Semolina300030
Shredded Wheat001010
Soup500050
Suet101121
Sugar300030
Tapioca600060
Tea17010180
Vegetables (Dried)800030
Vegetables (Tinned)700070
Whiskey0061(A) 1(1)62
Aspirin Tablets001010
Bile Ovals001010
Boracic Acid Powder001010
Boric Ointment001010
Brompton Lozenges001010
Cascara Sagrada001010
Cold Cream001010
Eucalyptus Pastilles001010
Epsom Salts005050
Glauber Salts005050
Glycerine and Rosewater001010
Liquid Paraffin001010
Linseed, Liq. and Chlor. Tablets001010
Magnesia Tablets001010
Maclean's Tablets001010
Tincture of Iodine001010
Yeast Tablets00I010
Zinc Ointment001111
Totals313387940012
Percentages of Total78.25.7621.752.851003.0

The actual percentages given by the data in the Table are as follows :—.

Genuine'Composition97 per cent.
Adultered2.5 per cent.
Inferior0.5 per cent.