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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 1937
[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. | |
| Rice | 9 | — | — | — |
| Rum butter | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sausage roll | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sausage meat | 3 | — | — | — |
| Sausages | 30 | 2 | 21 | 2 |
| Soyolk | — | — | 1 | — |
| Suet, shredded | 4 | — | — | — |
| Sugar | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Sweets | 6 | — | 2 | — |
| Table cream | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tapioca | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tea | 10 | — | 5 | 1 |
| Tomato puree | — | — | 1 | — |
| Vanilla flavouring | — | — | 1 | — |
| Vegetables, tinned | — | — | 3 | — |
| Vinegar | 30 | 3 | 17 | — |
| Vitacream | — | — | 1 | — |
| Whisky | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| Wine, British | — | — | 13 | — |
| Totals | 681 | 21 | 319 | 19 |
The following is a summary of the results of analyses of the 40 adulterated formal and informal samples, together with a record of the action taken by the council:—
| Article analysed. | Nature and amount of adulteration. | Action taken. |
|---|---|---|
| Caviare | Contained 18•2 grains of boric acid per lb. | Informal sample. |
| Coffee extract | Contained 13•9 per cent. of extraneous matter and only 4•2 per cent. of dry coffee extractives. | No legal action. |
| „ „ | Contained 13•8 per cent. of extraneous matter and only 3•8 per cent. of dry coffee extractives. | „ „ |
| „ „ | „ „ | Informal sample. |
| „ „ | „ „ | „ „ |
| Curry powder | Contained 30 parts of lead per million. | „ „ |
| „ „ | Contained 24 parts of lead per million. | „ „ |
| Fish, tinned | Was decomposed and unfit for food. | |
| Jam (Blackcurrant) | Was labelled full fruit standard but contained only 20 per cent. of blackcurrants. | |
| „ „ | „ „ 22 per cent. of blackcurrants. | |
| „ „ | „ „ | „ „ |
| „ „ | „ „ 27 per cent. of blackcurrants. | „ „ |
| „ „ | „ „ | Vendor cautioned. |
| „ „ | „ „ 21 per cent. of blackcurrants. | „ „ |
| „ „ | „ „ | „ „ |
| „ „ | „ „ 20 per cent. of blackcurrants. | „ „ |