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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
Hammersmith 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Table II—continued.
| Article. | No. of Samples examined. | Result of Examination. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genuine. | Inferior. | Adulterated. | ||
| Pepper | 3 | 3 | — | - |
| Rice | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Hum Essence | ] | 1 | — | — |
| Sandwich Spread | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sausages | 14 | 14 | — | — |
| Seidlitz Powder | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Semolina | 1 | 1 | — | _ |
| Sponge Cakes | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Syrup of Figs | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Tapioca | 1 | 1 | _ | — |
| Tea | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Tomato Puree | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Veal and Ham Cutlets | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Vegetables, tinned | 8 | 8 | _ | — |
| Vinegar | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Whisky | 1 | 1 | _ | — |
| Wine | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Zinc Ointment | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Totals | 6l2 | 567 | 31 | 14 |
Milk.
During the year 821 samples of milk were examined and
of these 288 were reported as genuine, 31 as inferior and
7 as adulterated. Twenty-seven of the inferior samples
were poor in fat and four in both fat and non-fatty solids.
Three of the adulterated samples had fat abstracted—14, 7
and 6 per cent, respectively—whilst four contained small
amounts of added water ranging from 1 to 2.5 per cent.
The following Table gives the average composition of
the milk calculated on the total number of samples taken
in the Borough during the four quarters of the year:—
Table III.
| Fat. | Non-fatty Solids. | Water. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | |
| Quarter ending March 31st | 3.60 | 8.80 | 87.60 |
| „ „ June 30th | 3.56 | 8.77 | 87.67 |
| „ „ Sept. 30th | 3.81 | 8.76 | 87.43 |
| „ „ Dec. 31st | 3.86 | 8.83 | 87.31 |
| Average for the year | 3.71 | 8.79 | 87.50 |