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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough.
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| ARTICLE. | Number Purchased. | Result of Analyses. | Proceedings taken. | Convictions. | Fines and Costs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genuine | Adulterated. | |||||
| Jam | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Jel | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lager beer | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lard | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lemon barley powder | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Margarine | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Marmalade | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Milk | 157 | 153 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| 1. Defendant convicted and fined £1 and f1 costs. 2. Defendant convicted and fined £1 and £1 costs. | ||||||
| Milk pudding powder | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Minced beet | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mint | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mixed spice | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mustard | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nut chocolate | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Olive oil | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Orange juice | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Orange and quinine wine | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paste, meat | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Peas, canned | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pepper | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pineapple, canned | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ juice | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pork pie | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Raspberries, canned | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rum | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Salmon, canned | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sardines | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sausages | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Saveloy | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Steak pie | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Stout | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Strasbourg paste | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sweetbreads | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tea | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tomato juice | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ paste | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ soup | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Trez | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Turkish delight | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Vinegar | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whiskey | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 338 | 332 | 6 | ... | ... | ... |