Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1929
The Public Analyst, during the year reported on the genuineness of the
articles examined as follows:—
Article. | Number of Samples examined | Samples adulterated. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
Milk | 538 | 6 | 544 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
Butter | 193 | 130 | 323 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Lard | 32 | 10 | 42 | — | — | — |
Sweets | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
Cakes & Buns | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Pepper | 42 | — | 42 | — | — | — |
Preserved Sausages | — | 24 | 24 | — | 3 | 3 |
Sausages | 5 | 62 | 67 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Whisky | 7 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 2 |
Arrowroot | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | — |
Coffee | 20 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — |
Jam & Marmalade | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Sultanas | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Bacon | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Biscuits | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Butter Substitute | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Fish Paste | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Honey | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Lentils | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Mustard | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Rice | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Butter Creams | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Cherry Brandy Creams | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Cocoa | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Cream Cakes & Pastries | 34 | 77 | 111 | 29 | 48 | 77 |
Dried Full Cream Milk | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
Extract of Malt | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Peas | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Prawns | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Rum Creams | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
Ham | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Brawn | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Lemonade Crystals | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Tongue | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Aniseed | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Artificial Cream | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — |
Ice Cream | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Marmalade | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Meat Pie | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Butter Toffee | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Cherries Glace | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Mincemeat | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Mixed Peel | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wines (Alcoholic) | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Ground Almonds | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Preserved Ginger | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Almonds (Whole) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Xmas Pudding | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Crystallised Fruit | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Icing Sugar | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Malt Vinegar | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Muscatels | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Oatmeal | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Olive Oil | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Pearl Barley | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Flour (Diabetic, Self Raising) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Suet | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Treacle | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wines (Non-Alcoholic) | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — |
Margarine | 22 | - | 22 | 16 | - | 16 |
Total | 915 | 403 | 1,318 | 68 | 59 | 127 |
N.B.—With one exception all samples tested conformed with The Public Health (Preservatives,
etc., in Food) Regulations, 1925-1927.