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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. | ||
| Sal Volatile | 4 | 3 | _ | 1 |
| Sandwich Spread | 2 | 2 | - | — |
| Sausages | 15 | 14 | - | 1 |
| Scotch Eggs | 1 | 1 | - | — |
| Seidlitz Powder | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Semolina | 3 | 3 | - | — |
| Sodium Bicarbonate | 1 | 1 | - | — |
| Strawberry Syrup | 2 | 2 | - | — |
| Suet | 3 | 3 | - | — |
| Sugar | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| Syrup of Figs | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Tea | 5 | 5 | - | — |
| Tomato Sauce | 4 | 4 | - | — |
| ,, Soup | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| Vegetables (tinned) | 9 | 9 | - | — |
| Vinegar | 9 | 9 | - | — |
| Whisky | 6 | 6 | - | — |
| White Milk Chocolate | 1 | — | - | 1 |
| Wine | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Yeast Tablets | 1 | 1 | - | — |
| Zinc Ointment | 2 | 2 | - | — |
| Totals | 800 | 713 | 50 | 37 |
In the section which follows the analyses of these articles
are discussed, as well as the new forms of adulteration
encountered and the numerous instances of false or misleading
labelling. This is followed by brief references to
new Orders or Regulations which have lately been issued.
Milk.
Three of the six adulterated milks contained extraneous
water, the amounts found being 6, 3 and 2 per cent.,
respectively. The others were deficient in fat to the extent
of 12, 10 and 2 per cent., respectively, of the minimum
limit laid down in the Sale of Milk Regulations, 1901.
The 44 samples classified as inferior were all of poor
quality in regard to their fat content. The rather high
proportion of samples poor in fat (over 10 per cent.) is