London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hammersmith 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE.
| Article. | No. of samples analysed. | Result of Analysis. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genuine. | Inferior. | Adulterated. | ||
| Almonds (ground) | 2 | 2 | _ | _ |
| Ammoniated tincture of quinine | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Aspirin tablets | 4 | 4 | — | i— |
| Bloater cream | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Butter | 28 | 28 | — | .— |
| Camphorated oil | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Cheese | 5 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Chicken and ham cutlets | 1 | 1 | —- | — |
| „ ,, „ roll | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| „ roll | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Chocolate cakes | 10 | 2 | — | 8 |
| Citrate of magnesia | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Cocoa | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| Coffee | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| „ and chicory | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| „ ,, „ extract | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| „ (liquid) | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cream | 12 | 12 | — | — |
| Dripping | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Eucalyptus oil | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Fish paste | 4 | 4 | — | |
| „ (tinned) | 16 | 16 | — | — |
| Flour | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| ,, (bun) | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| „ (self-raising) | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Friar's balsam | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| „ ,, pastilles | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Fruit (dried) | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| „ (tinned) | 15 | 14 | — | 1 |
| Ginger cordial | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| „ wine essence | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Glauber's salt | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Glycerin of thymol | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Grape fruit crystals | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Hani and tongue roll | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Health salt | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Horseradish cream | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Iodine ointment | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| „ tincture | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Jam | 13 | 10 | — | 3 |
| Jelly (table) | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Lard | 11 | 11 | — | — |
| Lemonade powder | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Margarine | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Marmalade | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Meat paste | 12 | 12 | — | — |
| Milk | 260 | 203 | 36 | 21 |
| „ (condensed) | 24 | 22 | — | 2 |
| ,, (dried) | •_> | — | — | |
| M.incemeat | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Mint sauce | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Nutmeg (ground) | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Olive oil | 9 | 9 | — | — |
| Paraffin (liquid) | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Parrish's chemical food | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Pea soup | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Pepper | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Rice | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Sausages | 12 | 12 | — | — |
| Seidlitz powder | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Semolina | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Suet | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Sugar | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Syrup of figs | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Tea | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Tomato juice | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| „ sauce | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| ,, soup | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Vegetables (dried) | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| „ (tinned) | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Vinegar | 10 | 8 | — | 2 |
| „ acid | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Whisky | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Wine | 13 | 13 | — | — |
| Yeast tablets | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 602 | 525 | 36 | 41 |