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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
Fulham 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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| Article | Total samples examined | Number adulterated | Remarks. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | |||
| Cake & Pudding mixture | 18 | 2 | 2 | (i) Contained only 0.28% available carbon dioxide. |
| (ii-iv) Misleading label | ||||
| Essence & flavourings | 6 | 1 | 2 | (i) Dilute garlic oil solution |
| (ii) No onion present | ||||
| (iii) Contained a mould growth | ||||
| Jams & preserves. | 16 | 3 | – | (i)37% deficient in stawberries |
| (ii)25% deficient in raspberries | ||||
| (iii) 7.5% deficient in strawberries | ||||
| Legumes | 21 | 1 | 3 | (i.) Lentils contained rat dirt, beans,peas and general dirt. |
| (ii, iii) contained mould and maggot. | ||||
| (iv) split peas too mouldy for human consumption. | ||||
| Lemonade powder | 5 | 2 | 1 | (i, ii) contained sodium acid phosphate |
| (iii) contained only 2.38% tartaric acid. | ||||
| Margarine | 22 | 1 | – | Contained 16.6% water |
| Milk | 490 | 1 | 2 | (i) 7.8% added water |
| (ii) 2% added water | ||||
| (iii) Contained particals of coagulated milk. | ||||
| Milk powder | 2 | – | 1 | Rancid before evaporation |
| Mince tart | 1 | – | 1 | Filled with spiced bread paste |
| Sausages & sausage meat | 19 | 3 | – | (i) Contained 51 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. |
| (ii) Contained 173 PP million sulphur dioxide. | ||||
| (iii) Blackpudding,75% deficient in blood & 100% deficient in added fat. | ||||
| Spices and condiments | 17 | – | 1 | Relish contained 11% acetic acid deficient in fruit and spices. |
| Suet | 1 | – | 1 | Fat rancid. |