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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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The number and nature of the various articles analysed during the year are set out in full in Table III below.
| Article. | No. of Samples examined. | Result of Examination. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genuine. | Inferior. | Adulterated . | ||
| "Active Mineral Salts " | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Almonds, ground | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Aspirin Tablets | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Barley | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Beef Suet | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Boric Ointment | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Brawn | 2 | – | – | |
| Butter | 37 | 37 | – | – |
| Camphorated Oil | 5 | 4 | – | 1 |
| Castor Oil | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Caviare | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Cheese | 8 | 8 | –' | – |
| Citrate of Magnesia | 2 | – | – | |
| Cocoa | 11 | 11 | – | – |
| Coffee | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Coffee and Chicory | 5 | 4 | – | 1 |
| Coffee and Chicory Extract | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Cordials | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Cream | 4 | 3 | 1 | – |
| Cream (tinned) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| ., Confectionery | 3 | 2 | – | 1 |
| Custard | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Custard (" real egg") | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Epsom Salt | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Eucalyptus Oil | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Fish Paste | 14 | 14 | – | – |
| „ (tinned or bottled) | 14 | 12 | 2 | – |
| Friar's balsam | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Fruit dried) | 13 | 13 | – | – |
| „ (tinned) | 10 | 10 | – | – |
| Ginger Wine Essence | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Glauber's Salt | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Glycerin | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| „ of Thymol | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Grape Juice | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Green Pea Soup | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Ham and Beef Rissoles | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Honey | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Iodine Cream | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| „ Tincture | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Jam | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| Jelly Cream | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| „ (Table) | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Lard | 7 | 7 | – | – |
| Lemonade Powder | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Lemon Curd | 2 | 2 | – | – |