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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Description of Samples | Number of Samples Submitted | Number Genuine | Number Not Genuine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almonds, Ground | 1 | 1 | - |
| Black Pudding | 1 | 1 | — |
| Brawn | 4 | 4 | _ |
| Breakfast Sausage | 2 | 2 | _ |
| Butter | 5 | 5 | — |
| Cake | 2 | 2 | _ |
| Cheese | 1 | 1 | _ |
| Cookeen (cooking fat) | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cream | 1 | 1 | _ |
| Curry Powder | 1 | 1 | — |
| Dripping | 1 | 1 | — |
| Fish Cakes | 1 | 1 | _ |
| Fish Paste | 2 | 2 | _ |
| Fruit, Dried | 1 | 1 | _ |
| Galantine | 1 | 1 | _ |
| Ginger, Ground | 1 | 1 | — |
| Glauber's Salt | 2 | 2 | _ |
| Grape Fruit Squash | 1 | 1 | — |
| Health Salts | 2 | 2 | _ |
| Ice Cream | 11 | 11 | _ |
| Jam | 1 | 1 | _ |
| Lard | 2 | 2 | _ |
| Lemonade Crystals | 1 | 1 | — |
| Macaroni | 1 | 1 | — |
| Margarine | 1 | 1 | — |
| Milk | 152 | 147 | 5 |
| Pearl Barley | 2 | 2 | — |
| Pepper | 1 | 1 | — |
| Piccalilli | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sago | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sauce | 2 | 2 | — |
| Sausages | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Suet and Rice Flour | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sugar | 3 | 3 | — |
| Table Jelly | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tomato Ketchup | 1 | 1 | — |
| Vinegar | 5 | 5 | — |
| Vinegar, "Malt" | 1 | — | 1 |
| Whisky | 2 | 1 | |
| Wine, Non-alcoholic | 1 | 1 | |
| 230 | 221 | 9 |