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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
Lambeth 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| Asparagus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bananas (13 crates) | — | ' — | — | — |
| Grapes (38 boxes) | — | — | — | — |
| Peaches (88 boxes) | — | — | — | — |
| Pears (14 boxes) | — | — | — | — |
| Potatoes | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Raspberries (83 baskets) | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Runner Beans | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Tomatoes (25 cases) | — | — | — | — |
| Fowls | 0 | 5 | 1 | 25 |
| Turkeys | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| Dove (1) | — | — | — | — |
| Partridge (1) | - | — | - | - |
| Rabbits | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19¼ |
| Wood Pigeon (1) | — | — | — | - |
| Bacon | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
| Beef | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Cooked Meat | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13½ |
| Ham, Tinned (5 tins) | — | — | — | - |
| Sheep's Kidneys (96) | — | — | — | - |
| Pork | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| Uncooked Meat | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Sausages | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Apples (8 tins) | — | — | — | — |
| Butter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Cherries (852 tins) | — | — | — | — |
| *Cream (565 tins) | 1 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| Dripping and Lard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Gooseberries (3 tins) | — | — | — | — |
| Sauce (15 bottles) | _ | _ | _ | — |
•These tins of cream were seized from a vendor and taken before a
Magistrate at Lambeth Police Court, who made an Order for their
destruction.
{b) Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
During the year under review, 2,000 samples of food and drugs
have been procured for analysis. Of these, 790 were taken with
the formalities prescribed by the Act, while 1,210 were taken
informally. The formal samples taken included milk, skimmed
milk, butter, broken biscuits, sausages, vinegar, minced beef and
chocolates.
The principal food sampled informally was butter. Nearly one
hundred different varieties of other foods and a great number of
drugs were sampled and submitted to the Public Analyst for
analysis.