London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1936
[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. | |
| Almond blend | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Almonds, ground | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| Almonds, ground, imitation | 1 | — | — | — |
| Arrowroot | 3 | — | — | — |
| Apricots, dried | 4 | — | 2 | — |
| Asparagus, tinned | — | — | 3 | — |
| Bacon | — | — | 3 | — |
| Baking powder | — | — | 1 | — |
| Beef, minced | — | — | 3 | — |
| Bloater spread | — | — | 1 | — |
| Butter | 47 | — | 15 | — |
| Cake | — | — | 1 | — |
| Cakes, sponge | 9 | — | — | — |
| Caviare | — | — | 3 | — |
| Cheese | 16 | — | 6 | — |
| Cheese, cream | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Chocolate coffee cream walnuts | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Chocolate drops | — | — | 1 | — |
| Chocolate slices, cream filled | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cinnamon, ground | 2 | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | 7 | — | 3 | — |
| Coffee | 3 | — | 4 | — |
| Coffee and chicory | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Colouring liquid | — | — | 1 | — |
| Colouring paste | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| "Cookeen" | — | — | 1 | — |
| Cornflour | — | — | 2 | — |
| Crab, tinned | — | — | 4 | — |
| Cream | 15 | — | 1 | — |
| Cream, tinned | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Dates, pasteurised | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dripping | 13 | — | — | — |
| Drugs and medical preparations— | ||||
| Figs, compound syrup of | — | — | 3 | — |
| Iodine, tincture of | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Oil, camphorated | — | — | 4 | - |
| Ointment, carbolic | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| Ointment, iodine | — | — | 1 | — |
| Powders, grey | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Powders, seidlitz | — | — | 3 | — |
| Fish paste | 18 | — | 6 | — |
| Fruit pectin | — | — | 1 | — |
| Fruit, tinned | — | — | 6 | — |
| Fruits, crystallised | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gin | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ginger, ground | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ham | — | — | 3 | — |
| Honey | — | — | 6 | — |
| Icecream | 7 | — | — | — |
| Jam | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
| Jelly, fruit | — | — | 2 | — |
| Lard | 21 | — | — | — |
| Lemon cheese | — | — | 6 | — |
| Lemonade crystals | — | — | 2 | — |
| Liver, calves' | 1 | — | — | — |
| Margarine | 21 | — | 6 | — |
| Meat pie | — | — | 4 | — |
| Milk | 367 | 10 | 68 | 3 |
| Milk, condensed | — | — | 9 | — |
| Milk, separated | 4 | — | — | — |
| "Milket" | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mincemeat | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Mint sauce | — | — | 1 | — |
| Oil, cottonseed | — | — | 1 | — |
| Oil, olive | — | — | 3 | — |