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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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The following table shows the articles of which samples were taken during the year:—
| Article. | Formal Samples. | Informal Samples. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number taken. | Number adulterated. | Number taken. | Number adulterated. | |
| Milk | 164 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cream | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Butter | 16 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Margarine | 3 | — | — | — |
| Lard and Lard Substitutes | 7 | — | 1 | — |
| Cheese, Cream Cheese, etc. | 9 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Dripping, Suet, Vegetable Fats, etc. | 8 | - | 4 | - |
| Condensed Milk | 6 | — | 3 | — |
| Coffee, and Coffee and Chicory | 6 | — | 3 | — |
| Sausages, Minced Beef, etc. | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Canned or Dried Fruits or Vegetables | 27 | _ | 12 | 1 |
| Canned Meats, Fish and Fish Pastes | 35 | 3 | 22 | 5 |
| Jam, Honey and Jellies | 11 | 1 | 5 | — |
| Cereals | 10 | - | 3 | — |
| Vinegar | 5 | — | 2 | — |
| Pepper | 3 | - | 2 | — |
| Mustard | 2 | - | 4 | — |
| Sugar | 16 | 7 | — | — |
| Bread and Butter | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Sauces, Pickles, etc. | 8 | — | 9 | — |
| Wines, Beer and Spirits | 8 | — | 1 | — |
| Fruit Drinks | 2 | — | 5 | — |
| Pastry and Cakes | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Sweets | 2 | — | 4 | — |
| Drugs | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| Syrup | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mixed Peel | 1 | — | — | — |
| Coconut | — | — | 1 | — |
| Savoury Roll | 1 | — | — | — |
| Junklets | 1 | — | — | — |
| Hot Chocolate Milk Shake | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Self Raising Flour | 1 | — | — | — |
| Health Salts | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tea | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mincemeat | 7 | — | — | — |
| Ground Almonds | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Custard Powder | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Ground Cinnamon | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mushroom Soup | 1 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 407 | 22 | 98 | 7 |