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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Particulars of formal and informal samples collected are as follows :
| Nature of sample. | Formal. | Informal. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number taken. | Number adulterated. | Number taken. | Number adulterated. | |
| Almonds, ground | 6 | — | — | — |
| Apples | — | — | 4 | — |
| Barley, pearl | 3 | — | — | — |
| Brawn | 3 | — | — | — |
| Butter | 39 | — | 16 | — |
| Cakes, sponge | 18 | — | 3 | — |
| Caviare | — | — | 1 | — |
| Cheese | 12 | — | 3 | — |
| Chicken and ham (tinned) | — | — | 1 | — |
| Chocolates | 6 | — | 2 | — |
| Chutney | — | — | 2 | — |
| Cocoa | 3 | — | — | — |
| Coffee | 9 | — | — | —— |
| Cream | 18 | — | 3 | — |
| ,, tinned | — | — | 6 | — |
| Dripping | 18 | — | 6 | — |
| Faggots | — | — | 1 | — |
| Flavouring essence | — | — | 3 | — |
| Flour, self.raising | — | — | 3 | — |
| Fruit, dried | 15 | — | — | — |
| Ginger.beer | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ham | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Honey | 3 | — | 6 | — |
| Indigestion mixture | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tam | — | — | 6 | — |
| Lard | 18 | — | 6 | — |
| Lemon cheese | 9 | — | — | — |
| Lemon squash | —— | — | 1 | — |
| Margarine | 25 | — | 12 | — |
| Mayonnaise | — | — | 1 | — |
| Meat pie | — | — | 2 | — |
| Milk | 322 | 11 | 148 | 4 |
| ,, condensed | — | —— | 7 | — |
| hot | 9 | 1 | — | — |
| „ skimmed | 2 | — | — | — |
| Mincemeat | 6 | _ | 3 | — |
| Mustard | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Nitre, sweet spirit of | — | — | 4 | 2 |
| Oil, camphorated | 1 | — | — | — |
| Paste, fish | 12 | — | 3 | — |
| ,, meat | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| Pears | — | — | 1 | — |
| Peas, canned | 2 | — | 6 | — |
| Pepper | 9 | — | — | — |
| Powder, custard | 8 | — | — | — |
| ,, lemonade | 4 | — | 3 | — |
| „ liquorice | — | — | 3 | — |
| Pilchards, canned | — | — | 1 | — |
| Prawns, imported | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ouinine, amon.tinct. | — | — | — | |
| Raspberries, tinned | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rice | 18 | 1 | 6 | — |
| Salad cream | — | — | 2 | — |
| Sardines, canned | — | — | 3 | — |
| Sausages | 24 | — | 11 | — |
| Sausages, breakfast | 3 | — | 2 | — |
| Sausage.meat | 1 | — | — | — |
| Steak and kidney pie | — | — | 1 | — |
| Suet, shredded | 3 | — | — | — |
| Tartar, cream of | — | — | 3 | — |
| Tea | 9 | — | — | — |
| Tomato relish | — | — | 1 | — |
| Vinegar | 24 | — | 12 | — |
| Whiskey | 6 | — | 1 | — |
| Yoghourt | — | — | 2 | — |
| Totals | 676 | 13 | 323 | 8 |