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 Bethnal Green Borough]
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The details are given in the following table:— SUMMARY OF ANALYST'S REPORTS.
Article | Samples taken formally Samples taken informally | Total number of samples taken | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. taken | Genuine | Adulterated | No. taken | Genuine | Adulterated | ||
Milk | 404 | 381 | 23 | 3 | 3 | ... | 407 |
Butter | 100 | 100 | ... | 12 | 12 | ... | 112 |
Margarine | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
Dried Milk | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
Condensed Milk | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 4 |
Evaporated Milk | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
Cream | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 |
Dripping | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Ale and Beer | 2 | 2 | ... | 8 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
Wine | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Whisky | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
Gin | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Parrish's Food | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 |
Camphorated Oil | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Comp. Liquorice Powder | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | 5 |
Mercury Nitrates | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
Aspirin Tablets | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 |
Sugar | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 |
Table Jelly | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Custard Powder | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 |
Pepper | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ... | 7 |
Lemon Curds | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Ground Ginger | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | 6 |
Tea | ... | ... | ••• | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
Biscuits | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
Mincemeat | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 |
Sweets | 9 | 9 | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | 13 |
Bread | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
Self-raising Flour | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 |
Flour | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | 4 |
Jam | 24 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | 27 |
Honey | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
Vinegar | 29 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 34 |
Malt Vinegar | 5 | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 |
Sauce | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Minced Meat | 1 | 1 | ... | 12 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
Sausages | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 4 |
Suet, Shredded | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Dried Fruits | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | 10 |
Chopped Peel | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | 5 |
Totals | 627 | 592 | 35 | 108 | 98 | 10 | 735 |