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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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Details or Samples of Food & Drugs examined by the Council's Public Analyst
| Articles | Formal | Adulterated | Informal | Adulter ated | Total | Percentage Adulterated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samples | Adulterated | ||||||
| Milk | 460 | 2 | 63 | 2 | 523 | 4 | 76% |
| Ale | 33 | - | 2 | - | 35 | - | - |
| Almonds (Grd.) | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Acetic Acid | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Baking Fdr. | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Black Pudding | 1 | - | __- | - | 1 | - | - |
| Blancmange Pdr. | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Batter Mixture | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Butter | 37 | - | - | - | 37 | - | - |
| Cake | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Decorations (Cake) | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Cake flour | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Caramels of Menthol | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Cheese | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Chop Sauce | - | — | 1 | _- | 1 | - | - |
| Choc. Drink Tabs. | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Coconut (Dess.) | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Coffee Essence | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Confectionery | 14 | - | 5 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 10.5% |
| Crystallised Fruit | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Dripping | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Fat (Cooking) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 33.3% |
| "(Kosher) | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| "(Frying) | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | — |
| Gelatine | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 27.2% |
| Ginger (Grd.) | — | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| "(Pdr.) | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Gravy Pdr. | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Carried Forward | 599 | 10 | 83 | 9 | 682 | 19 | |