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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 1937
[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 fully in Table III below:— Table III.
| Article. | No. of samples analysed. | Result of examination. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genuine. | Inferior. | Adulterated. | ||
| Almonds, ground | 3 | 3 | _ | _ |
| Balsam, Friar's | 4 | 4 | — | _ |
| Biscuits, cheese | 1 | 1 | — | _ |
| Blackcurrant drink cubes | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Borax | 2 | 2 | — | _ |
| Butter | 40 | 40 | _ | _ |
| Cheese | 7 | 5 | _ | 2 |
| Chicken and Ham Roll | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Chocolate Confectionery | 9 | 3 | — | 6 |
| Cinnamon, ground | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Citrate of Magnesia | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Cocoa | 11 | 11 | — | _ |
| Coffee | 5 | 5 | _ | _ |
| Coffee and Chicory Extract | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Cordial, peppermint | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Cream, | 18 | 17 | — | 1 |
| ,, banana | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| „ horseradish | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Cream of Tartar | 3 | 3 | _ | _ |
| Dripping | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Essence, Brandy | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| „ Rum | 1 | 1 | — | _ |
| " Ex-Lax " | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Fish Cakes | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| „ Paste | 6 | 6 | _ | _ |
| „ Tinned | 16 | 10 | _ | 6 |
| Flour | 3 | _ | _ | 3 |
| „ Self-raising | 8 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Fruit, bottled | 2 | 2 | _ | _ |
| „ dried | 8 | 8 | _ | _ |
| .. glace | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Fruit, pectin | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| „ tinned | 11 | 11 | _ | — |
| Ginger beer cubes | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ginger, ground | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Glycerin of Thymol | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Honey | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Jam | 11 | 6 | — | 5 |
| Jelly, mint | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| „ red currant | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| „ table | 3 | 3 | _ | _ |
| Lard | 8 | 8 | _ | _ |
| Lemonade Powder | 2 | 2 | _ | _ |
| Lemon Curd | 2 | 2 | _ | _ |
| Margarine | 9 | 9 | — | _ |
| Marmalade | 3 | 3 | _ | _ |
| Meat Paste | 6 | 6 | _ | _ |
| ,, Pie | 11 | 11 | — | — |