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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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| Nature of Sample. | Formal. | Informal. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number taken. | Number adulterated. | Number taken. | Number adulterated. | |
| Brought forward | 558 | 6 | 247 | 13 |
| Ointment, iodine | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| Paste, fish | 15 | - | 3 | - |
| Paste, meat | - | - | 1 | - |
| Peas, tinned | - | - | 3 | - |
| Pepper | 5 | - | - | - |
| Pork pie | - | - | 2 | - |
| Powder, cheese | 1 | - | - | - |
| Powder, custard | - | - | 4 | - |
| Powder, lemonade | 12 | - | - | - |
| Powder, liquorice | — | — | 3 | - |
| Prunes, dried | 2 | — | — | - |
| Purée, tomato | — | - | 8 | 7 |
| Rice | 6 | 1 | - | — |
| Rice, flaked | — | — | 3 | — |
| Rice, ground | 2 | — | — | — |
| Salts, epsom | — | — | 2 | — |
| Salts, glauber | — | — | 2 | — |
| Sardines, tinned | — | - | 6 | — |
| Sausage, breakfast | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Sausage roll | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sausages | 32 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Steak and kidney pie | — | — | 1 | — |
| Suet, shredded | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Sulphur, milk of | — | — | 3 | — |
| Sweets | 4 | - | 1 | — |
| Tea | 9 | - | 1 | — |
| Tomatoes, condensed | — | - | 2 | 2 |
| Tomatoes, tinned | — | - | 2 | 1 |
| Vinegar | 19 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| "Vitacream" | — | - | 1 | — |
| Whisky | 4 | — | — | — |
| Wine, British | — | — | 6 | — |
| Totals | 678 | 12 | 322 | 26 |