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
Greenwich 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Description of Samples | Number ofSamples Purchased | Number Genuine | NumberNot Genuine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baking Powder | 5 | 5 | - |
| Bloater Paste | 1 | 1 | - |
| Brawn | 7 | 7 | - |
| Bread | 7 | 7 | - |
| Butter | 66 | 64 | 2 |
| Cake | 8 | 8 | — |
| Cheese | 11 | 11 | — |
| Chicken and Ham Paste | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cocoa | 4 | 4 | — |
| Coffee | 3 | 3 | — |
| Coffee and Chicory | 1 | 1 | — |
| Corned Beef | 16 | 16 | — |
| Cornflour | 3 | 3 | — |
| Cream | 1 | 1 | — |
| Custard Powder | 3 | 3 | — |
| Dripping | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Fish Paste | 3 | 3 | — |
| Flour | 11 | 11 | — |
| ,, Self-raising | 4 | 4 | — |
| Jam | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Lard | 10 | 10 | — |
| Margarine | 3 | 3 | — |
| Marmalade | 1 | 1 | — |
| Meat Paste | 1 | 1 | — |
| Medicine | 2 | 2 | — |
| Milk | 77 | 74 | 3 |
| Mustard | 9 | 9 | — |
| Pearl Barley | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Pepper | 5 | 5 | — |
| ,, Compound | 1 | 1 | — |
| Potted Meat | 1 | 1 | — |
| Rice | 42 | 42 | — |
| ,, Ground | 2 | 2 | — |
| Sago | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Salmon and Shrimp Paste | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sausages | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| ,, Beef | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| ,, Breakfast | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Sugar | 3 | 3 | — |
| Tapioca | 21 | 21 | — |
| Turkey and Tongue Paste | 1 | 1 | — |
| Vinegar | 36 | 32 | 4 |
| 439 | 420 | 19 |