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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Article | Number Examined | Number Adulterated, &c. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Ale | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Almonds, ground | — | — | — | — | ||
| (including 1 mixture) | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Arrowroot | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Asprin tablets | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Baking powder and golden raising powder | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Barley flour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Biscuits (cheese straws) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Black pudding | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Borax and honey | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Boric acid | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Butter | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Cake decorations | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cake and pudding mixtures | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Cakes | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Calamine lotion | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Camphorated oil | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cascara sagrada tablets | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Castor oil | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cheese spread | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Coconut, desiccated | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Coffee | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Coffee extract, dried | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Coffee & chieory essence | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Confectionery, flour (cakes) | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Cooking fat | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Confectionery, sugar | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cornflour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cream, imitation | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cream, powder, synthetic | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Curry powder | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Custard powder | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Drinks, soft | — | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Easton's Syrup | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Epsom salts | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Figs, compound syrup of | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fish, canned (prawns sild, etc.) | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Fish cakes | — | 2 | 2 | — | __ | — |
| Fish paste | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Flavouring essence | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Flour, self raising | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |