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 | 6 | — | 4 | — |
Bacon | — | — | 9 | — |
Barley, pearl | 1 | — | — | — |
Brawn | — | — | 7 | — |
Butter | 41 | — | 17 | — |
Cakes, fairy | 2 | — | — | — |
Cakes, sponge | 15 | — | — | — |
Camphorated oil | — | — | 6 | — |
Candied peel | 2 | — | — | — |
Caviare | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Cheese | 11 | — | 4 | — |
Cinnamon, ground | — | — | 1 | — |
Cherry ciderette | — | — | 1 | — |
Chicken and ham roll | — | — | 3 | — |
Chinese "chow-chow" | — | — | 1 | — |
Chocolate | — | — | 1 | — |
Cocktail | — | — | 1 | — |
Cocoa | 8 | — | 9 | — |
Coffee | 11 | — | 3 | — |
Coffee and chicory | 1 | — | — | — |
Coffee and chicory extract | — | — | 1 | — |
Coffee extract | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Corned beef | 3 | — | — | — |
Cream | 20 | — | 9 | — |
Curry powder | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Custard powder | — | — | 3 | — |
Dripping | — | — | 4 | — |
Egg substitute | — | — | 1 | — |
Fish paste | 6 | — | 6 | — |
Fish, tinned | — | — | 9 | 1 |
Flour | — | — | 3 | — |
Flour, self-raising | — | — | 3 | — |
Friars balsam | — | — | 3 | — |
Fruit flavours | — | — | 1 | — |
Fruit pectin | — | — | 1 | — |
Fruit, tinned | — | — | 11 | — |
Golden syrup | — | — | 3 | — |
Gregory's powder | — | — | 5 | — |
Ham | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Honey | 2 | — | 6 | — |
Icecream | 6 | — | — | — |
Jam | 7 | 21 | 7 | |
Jelly, fruit | — | — | 1 | — |
Lard | 20 | — | 4 | — |
Lemonade powder | — | — | 4 | — |
Lemon curd | — | — | 3 | — |
Lemon squash | — | — | 2 | — |
Liquorice powder | — | — | 3 | — |
Margarine | 18 | — | 7 | — |
Meat paste | _ | — | 9 | — |
Meat pie | — | — | 4 | — |
Milk | 379 | 6 | 10 | — |
Milk, condensed | — | — | 11 | — |
Milk foam | — | — | 1 | — |
Milk pudding powder | — | — | 1 | — |
Mincemeat | 6 | — | 3 | — |
Mint sauce | — | — | 1 | — |
Mustard | 3 | — | 7 | — |
Olive oil | - | — | 1 | — |
Peaches, dried | — | — | 1 | — |
Peas, tinned | — | — | 1 | — |
Pepper | 3 | — | — | — |
Protargol | — | — | 1 | — |