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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 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

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87
FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
Seven hundred and thirty-eight samples were
taken; 681 of these proved to be "genuine" and 57 or
7.7 per cent. adulterated.

Table: The details are given in the following table:—SUMMARY OF ANALYST'S REPORTS.

The details are given in the following table:—

SUMMARY OF ANALYST'S REPORTS.

ArticleSamples taken formallySamples taken informallyTotal number of samples taken
No. takenGenuineAdulteratedNo. takenGenuineAdulterated
Milk3543342011...355
Butter9995418171117
Margarine1212............12
Sterilised Milk11............1
Condensed Milk.........44...4
Cream66...44...10
Lard11...11...2
Dripping11...11...2
Orange Wine11............1
Ginger Wine.........1......1
Whisky55...88...13
Gin44...11...5
Parrish's Food72532110
Liquid Paraffin.........22...2
Camphorated Oil11............1
Malt Extract and Cod Liver Oil.........11...1
Olive Oil11............1
Ammon. Tinc. Quinine.........33...3
Lysol.........33...3
Bismuth Tablets.........22...2
Aspirin Tablets761.........7
Egg Squares1...1.........1
Table Jelly3211514...18
Dessicated Soup11...11...2
Pepper22............2
Mustard11............1
Mixed Peel11...65...7
Ground Ginger.........33...3
Ground Cinnamon.........33...3
Sultanas.........55...5
Mincemeat...1...22...3
Sweets66...32...9
Bread.........1414...14
Self-raising Flour.........33...3
Flour.........55...
Pearl Barley22............2
Jam3328522...35