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

Holborn 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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ARTICLE.Number Purchased.Result of Analyses.Proceedings taken.Convietions.Fines and Costs
Genuine.Adulterated.
Linseed, crushed44............
Lobster (canned)22............
Margarine1717............
Marmalade66............
M eat paste44............
Meat, minced11............
Milk17717522...(i) Dismissed on payment of £3 3s. Costs
.........(ii) Fine £1, Costa £ 1. 1s
Milk, condensed44............
Milk, dried44............
Mince pie11............
Oil, camphorated22............
Oil. olive55............
Ointment, blue21............
Ointment, boraeie22............
Ointment, calomel1010............
Ointment, gall and opium33............
Ointment,nitrate of mercury-22............
Ointment, sulphur22............
Ointment, white precipitate33............
Onions, pickled11............
Orange quinine wine11............
Orange squash11............
Paregoric44............
Pastries33............
Pate de foie11............
Peaches, caaned11............
Peas (canned)1313............
Piecallili22............
Pickles33............
Pineapple (canned)11............
Plum pudding11............
Prescriptions44............
Raspberries, canned11............
Raspberry syrup22............
Rice22............
Rum22............
Salad oil11............
Salmon, canned22............
Sauce33...............
Sausage, cooked11............
Sausage meat44............
Sausages129............
Sausage roll33............
Soup88............
Sponge cake1111............
Suet, shredded65............
Swetts1414............
Swiss roll11............
Tea55............
Thyme, dried33............
Tincture of rhubarb22............
Tomato puree, canned11............
Treacle33............
Vinegar1313............
Whisky22............
Wine, raisin22............
Yeast22............
Total68958362...Fines £ 1 Costs. £4 4s.