London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hampstead 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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Of the total samples taken for analysis, 294 were formal samples
and 210 informal.
The following table shows the articles of which samples were taken during the year :-
| Article. | Number taken. | Number Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Baking Powder | 3 | — |
| Beef Mince | 6 | 1 |
| Bread | 1 | — |
| Butter | 55 | 2 |
| Cereals | 3 | — |
| Cheese | 23 | — |
| Cocoa | 13 | — |
| Coffee | 10 | — |
| Cream | 18 | 1 |
| Dripping | 8 | — |
| Drugs | 19 | — |
| Flour | 7 | — |
| Fruits, Dried | 8 | — |
| Honey, Jam and Lemon Curd | 14 | — |
| Ice Cream | 3 | — |
| Jelly Crystals | 1 | — |
| Lard | 25 | — |
| Lemon and Orange Squash | 5 | — |
| Margarine | 48 | 4 |
| Meat and Fish Paste | 17 | — |
| Milk | 131 | 1 |
| Mincemeat | 4 | — |
| Mustard | 6 | — |
| Peas, Tinned | 4 | — |
| Pepper | 9 | — |
| Salt | 1 | — |
| Sausages | 13 | 3 |
| Spices | 9 | — |
| Spirits | 15 | — |
| Sugar | 4 | — |
| Sweets | 2 | — |
| Tea | 10 | — |
| Vinegar | 9 | 1 |
| Totals | 504 | 13 |