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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Table III—continued.
| Article. | No. of Samples examined. | Result of Examination. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genuine. | Inferior. | Adulterated. | ||
| Citrate of Magnesia | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Cocoa | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| Coffee | 7 | 7 | - | — |
| Coffee and Chicory | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Coffee and Chicory Extract | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Cornflour | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Cream | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| ,, Confectionery | 5 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Dairy Table Cream | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Eucalyptus Oil | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Fish Paste | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| „ (tinned) | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| Friar's Balsam | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Fruit (dried) | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| „ (tinned) | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Halibut Liver Oil Pastilles | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Honey | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Iodine Ointment | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| „ Paint | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| ,, Tincture | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Jam | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| Jelly (Mint) | 1 | 1 | - | — |
| ,, (Table) | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Lard | 9 | 9 | — | — |
| Lemonade Powder | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Lemon Barley Powder | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| „ Essence | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Margarine | 11 | 11 | — | — |
| Marmalade | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Meat Paste | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| ,, Pies | 9 | 9 | — | — |
| Milk | 414 | 364 | 44 | 6 |
| ,, Condensed | 24 | 24 | — | — |
| „ Gums | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mincemeat | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Mint Creams | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| „ Sauce | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Mustard | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Olive Oil | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Orange Curd | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| „ Squash | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Paraffin (Liquid) | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Parrish's Chemical Food | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| „ „ „ Pastilles | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Pepper | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Raspberry Roly-Poly (tinned) | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Rice | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Rissoles | 1 | 1 | — | — |