Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Table II.
| Article. | No. of Samples examined. | Result of Examination. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genuine. | Inferior. | Adulterated. | ||
| Ammnniated Quinine | 8 | 6 | _ | 2 |
| Aspirin Tablets | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Baking Powder | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Borax | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Boric Ointment | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Brawn | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Butter | 37 | 37 | — | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Castor Oil | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Cheese | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| Chicken and Ham Roll | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Chicken and Ham Rissoles | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cocoa | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Coffee | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Coffee and Chicory | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cordials | 6 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Cream | 12 | 12 | — | — |
| Cream substitutes | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Eucalyptus Oil | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Fish Cakes | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| „ Paste | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| „ tinned | 5 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Flour, self-raising | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Fruit, dried | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| „ tinned | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Galantine | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Glucose | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Honey | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Iodine, tincture | 4 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Jam | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Jelly | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Lard | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| Lemonade Crystals | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lemon Cheese | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| „ Saline | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Magnesia | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| ,, , carbonate of | 2 | 2 | — | _____ |
| „ , citrate of | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Malt, milk and egg beverage | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Margarine | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Marmalade | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Meat Paste | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| „ Pie | 10 | 10 | — | — |
| Milk | 321 | 283 | 31 | 7 |
| „ Condensed | 24 | 24 | — | — |
| Mincemeat | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Mint, dried | 1 | l | — | — |
| „ Sauce | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Olive Oil | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Pears | 1 | — | — | 1 |