London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1949

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

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Table: TABLE 14 Summary of Analyst's Reports

TABLE 14 Summary of Analyst's Reports

ArticleSamples taken formallySamples taken informallyTotal number of samples taken
No. takenGenuineAdulteratedNo. takenGenuineAdulterated
Milk8181-4242-123
Sterilised milk11-11-2
Butter---22-2
Cheese11-11-2
Vinegar403911212-52
Acetic Acid---11-1
Dripping---11-1
Pepper---33-3
Sauce---22-2
Salad Oil---11-1
Salad Cream11-1313-14
Culinary powders---44-4
Mixed herbs---11-1
Sage and onion stuffing---22-2
Tea seed oil22----2
Spices---55-5
Dessert powders---55-5
Pudding mixture---22-2
Pastry mix---11-1
Semolina---11-1
Soya flour---11-1
Coffee---11-1
Table jellies---33-3
Sweets---22-2
Orange substitute---11-1
Ice-cream---66-6
Cordials43155-9
Cyda---11-1
Soft drink squares---11-1
Fruit juice11-11-2
Black currant syrup11----1
Cocktail tonic11----1
Lemonade tablets---11-1
Lemonade crystals---11-1
Fizzade---11-1
Vita crunch---11-1
Chocolate spread---11-1
Sandwich spread11-33-4
Canned grapes---22-2
Sausages1010-55-15
Sausage meat33----3
Sausage rolls---11-1
Rabbit sausage11-1-12
Meat pie ..---11-1
Meat paste---33-3
Fish paste---33-3
Jellied beef---11-1
Gelatine---22-2
Frying oil---22-2
Gin11----1
Whiskey1111----11
Drugs---2424-24
Total16015821751741335