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. | |
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 | — |