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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 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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Table: Particulars of formal and informal samples collected are as follows:—

Particulars of formal and informal samples collected are as follows:—

Nature of sample.Formal.Informal.
Number taken.Number adulterated.Number taken.Number adulterated.
Almonds, ground3---
Apricots, dried7---
Arrowroot2---
Bacon3---
Biscuits, shortbread--2-
Bread6---
Bread, wholemeal3---
Butter50-21-
Cake, genoa--1-
Cakes, sponge15---
Cheese23-9-
Cheese, cream--3-
Chocolate3---
Chocolate sponge mixture--1-
Cocoa5---
Coffee6---
Coffee and chicory2---
Cream17-6-
Cream, artificial1---
Cream confectionery:—
Cornish cream tarts1111
Cream buns--41
Cream cakes--2-
Cream doughnuts1121
Cream eclairs--1-
Cream and jam rolls--1-
Cream gâteau--11
Cream layer cake--11
Cream sandwich1172
Cream square--21
French cream sandwich--11
French cream surprise--1-
Fruit and cream flans1121
Peach and cream tart--11
Scotch cream sandwich--1-
Cream, salad--1-
Cream, tinned--3-
Dripping3---
Figs, dried2---
Flour2-2-
Fruit jelly--4-
Fruit, mixed--1-
Fruit salad, dried1---
Gin2---
Ginger, ground3---
Grape fruit, tinned--1-
Ham6---
Herrings, tinned--1-
Honey3-1-
Ice-cream3---
Iodine, tincture of1-1-
Lard24-6-
Lemon curd6---
Lemon squash--1-
Lysol--1-
Margarine30-14-
Mayonnaise--1-
Meat pie--1-
Milk29821202
Milk, condensed--3-
Milk, dried--6-
Milk, skimmed18---
Mincemeat6-3-
Mint sauce--1-
Nutmeg, ground--1-
Oil, camphorated--3-
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