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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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| Article. | Number taken. | Number Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 117 | 6 |
| Coffee | 13 | — |
| Cream | 13 | — |
| Dripping | 10 | — |
| Drugs | 12 | 1 |
| Fish Pastes | 12 | — |
| Flour | 4 | — |
| Fruit Preserves | 11 | — |
| Ham and Chicken Roll | 2 | 2 |
| Jam and Honey | 10 | — |
| Lard | 35 | — |
| Lemonade Powders and Crystals | 5 | — |
| Limejuice and Soda | 2 | 2 |
| Margarine | 54 | 1 |
| Meat, Minced | 6 | — |
| Milk | 114 | 2 |
| Milk, Condensed | 2 | — |
| Mustard | 6 | — |
| Peas | 4 | — |
| Pepper | 8 | — |
| Sausages | 18 | 4 |
| Spices | 3 | — |
| Spirits | 7 | — |
| Sweets | 2 | — |
| Tea | 5 | — |
| Vinegar | 5 | — |
| Various | 16 | — |
| Totals | 496 | 18 |
The following table shows the articles adulterated, etc., and the nature of adulteration :—
| No. of Sample. | Article. | Analyst's Report. |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Ham and Chicken Roll | Trace of boric acid, about 0.01 per cent. |
| 44 | Ham and Chicken Roll | Trace of boric acid, about 0.01 per cent. |
| 45 | Sausages | 20 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. |
| 109 | Butter | Water, 16.1 per cent. |
| 179 | Sausages | Sulphur dioxide, 100 parts per million. |