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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
Bethnal Green 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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SAMPLES TAKEN INFORMALLY.
One hundred and sixty-seven samples were taken informally during the year, eleven of which were found to be adulterated, as follows:—
| Article | No. of Sample | Offence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butter | 190 | 2.3% free fatty acids | |||
| Milk | 202 | 2.3% added water | |||
| Tinned Cream | 263 | 4% deficient in fat, 3.3% deficient in non-fatty solids | |||
| Dripping | 268 | 4.5% free fatty acids | |||
| Do. | 269 | 4.4% do. | |||
| Minced Beef | 374 | 144 parts per million sulphur dioxide | |||
| Do. | 375 | 110 | do. | do. | |
| Beef Sausages | 378 | 35 | do. | do. | |
| Do. | 379 | 35 | do. | do. | |
| Flour | 420 | 1.5% phosphate of lime | |||
| Vinegar | 575 | 15% deficient in acetic acid | |||
| Turpentine Liniment | 717 | 2% water | |||
The genuine samples were:—
Milk 5; Butter 19; Margarine 1; Condensed Milk 4; Dried Milk 1;
Tinned Cream 4; Lard 3; Lime Juice Cordial 2; Lemon Squash 4;
Orange Syrup 3; Port flavour Wine 1; Mustard 2; Mixed Spice 3; Ground
Ginger 6; Spirits of Iodine 1; Syrup of Figs 1; Sweets 8; Pearl Barley 8;
Self Raising Flour 3; Flour 4; Rice 1: Vinegar 4; Malt Vinegar 2; Pickles 3,
Minced Beef 4; Meat Extract 1; Sausages 4; Shredded Suet 3; Sultanas 7;
Candied Peel 5; Glace Cherries 1; Apple rings 2; Ice Cream 1; Tinned
Peas 1; "Camp" Coffee 1; Cocoa 1; Mincemeat 7; Sauce 3; Cheese 1;
Dripping 7; Chocolate 1; Sherbert 1; Lemonade Crystals and Powder 3;
Citrate of Magnesia 1; Bicarbonate of Soda 1, Zinc Ointment 1; Boracic
Ointment 1; Castor Oil 1; Olive Oil 1; Mustard Oil 1; Turpentine Liniment
4; Bread 10.