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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928.
Number and Description of Samples Submitted for Analysis under
the above Act during the Year 1933.
FORMAL SAMPLES
| Description of Samples | Number of Samples Submitted | Number Genuine | Number Not Genuine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baking Powder | 2 | 2 | - |
| Beef(Minced) | 1 | 1 | - |
| Beef-pie | 1 | 1 | - |
| Blancmange Powder | 1 | 1 | - |
| Bread | 5 | 5 | - |
| Brawn | 2 | 2 | - |
| Butter | 39 | 39 | - |
| Cake | 2 | 2 | - |
| Cheese | 29 | 29 | - |
| Cocoa | 5 | 5 | - |
| Corned-beef | 16 | 16 | - |
| Corn-flour | 3 | 3 | - |
| Coffee | 1 | 1 | - |
| Dripping | 17 | 17 | - |
| Fish-paste | 8 | 8 | - |
| Flour | 18 | 18 | - |
| Flour(self-raising) | 5 | 5 | - |
| Jam | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Lard | 12 | 12 | - |
| Margarine | 1 | 1 | - |
| Milk | 111 | 106 | 5 |
| Mustard | 2 | 2 | - |
| Oatmeal | 1 | 1 | - |
| Pearl Barley | 2 | 2 | - |
| Pepper | 6 | 5 | - |
| Pickles | 1 | 1 | - |
| Rice | 32 | 32 | - |
| Sago | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Sausages | 8 | 8 | - |
| Sausage(Breakfast) | 18 | 18 | - |
| Sugar | 4 | 4 | - |
| Tapioca | 25 | 25 | - |
| Tea | 3 | 3 | - |
| Vinegar | 1 | 1 | - |
| 391 | 384 | 7 |