Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Apricots, dried | 7 | - | - | - |
| Arrowroot | 2 | - | - | - |
| Bacon | 3 | - | - | - |
| Biscuits, shortbread | - | - | 2 | - |
| Bread | 6 | - | - | - |
| Bread, wholemeal | 3 | - | - | - |
| Butter | 50 | - | 21 | - |
| Cake, genoa | - | - | 1 | - |
| Cakes, sponge | 15 | - | - | - |
| Cheese | 23 | - | 9 | - |
| Cheese, cream | - | - | 3 | - |
| Chocolate | 3 | - | - | - |
| Chocolate sponge mixture | - | - | 1 | - |
| Cocoa | 5 | - | - | - |
| Coffee | 6 | - | - | - |
| Coffee and chicory | 2 | - | - | - |
| Cream | 17 | - | 6 | - |
| Cream, artificial | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cream confectionery:— | ||||
| Cornish cream tarts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cream buns | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| Cream cakes | - | - | 2 | - |
| Cream doughnuts | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Cream eclairs | - | - | 1 | - |
| Cream and jam rolls | - | - | 1 | - |
| Cream gâteau | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Cream layer cake | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Cream sandwich | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Cream square | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| French cream sandwich | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| French cream surprise | - | - | 1 | - |
| Fruit and cream flans | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Peach and cream tart | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Scotch cream sandwich | - | - | 1 | - |
| Cream, salad | - | - | 1 | - |
| Cream, tinned | - | - | 3 | - |
| Dripping | 3 | - | - | - |
| Figs, dried | 2 | - | - | - |
| Flour | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Fruit jelly | - | - | 4 | - |
| Fruit, mixed | - | - | 1 | - |
| Fruit salad, dried | 1 | - | - | - |
| Gin | 2 | - | - | - |
| Ginger, ground | 3 | - | - | - |
| Grape fruit, tinned | - | - | 1 | - |
| Ham | 6 | - | - | - |
| Herrings, tinned | - | - | 1 | - |
| Honey | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| Ice-cream | 3 | - | - | - |
| Iodine, tincture of | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Lard | 24 | - | 6 | - |
| Lemon curd | 6 | - | - | - |
| Lemon squash | - | - | 1 | - |
| Lysol | - | - | 1 | - |
| Margarine | 30 | - | 14 | - |
| Mayonnaise | - | - | 1 | - |
| Meat pie | - | - | 1 | - |
| Milk | 298 | 2 | 120 | 2 |
| Milk, condensed | - | - | 3 | - |
| Milk, dried | - | - | 6 | - |
| Milk, skimmed | 18 | - | - | - |
| Mincemeat | 6 | - | 3 | - |
| Mint sauce | - | - | 1 | - |
| Nutmeg, ground | - | - | 1 | - |
| Oil, camphorated | - | - | 3 | - |
| Carried forward | 558 | 6 | 247 | 13 |