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
Lewisham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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The following table gives the details of the samples analysed
| Article. | No. of Samples Examined. | No. of Samples Adulterated, etc. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Acid. Boric | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| „ Citric | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Tartaric | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Beverages | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Baking Powder | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Borax | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Brandy | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Butter | — | 32 | 32 | — | — | — |
| Butter on Bread | 1 | 28 | 29 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cheese | — | 37 | 37 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cocoa | — | 32 | 32 | — | — | — |
| Chocolate Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Coffee | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Coffee Mixtures | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Confectionery | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Cream | — | 31 | 31 | — | — | — |
| Cream of Tartar | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Custard Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dripping | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Fish. Canned | — | 128 | 128 | — | 19 | 19 |
| ,, Paste | — | 48 | 48 | — | — | — |
| Flour, Self-raising | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Fruit, Canned | — | 18 | 18 | — | — | — |
| Dried | 1 | 42 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Gin | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Ground ginger | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Ice-cream | — | 1 | 1 | — | l | 1 |
| Lard | — | 29 | 29 | — | — | — |
| Lemonade Powder | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Lime Water | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Liniment of Turpentine | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Linseed, crushed | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Margarine | — | 35 | 35 | — | — | — |
| Meat | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| ,, Paste | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — |
| ,, Pies | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| ,, Rolls | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Milk | 99 | 16 | 115 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Condensed | — | 24 | 24 | — | — | — |
| Oil, Almond | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| ,, Camphorated | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| ,, Castor | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| ,, Cod Liver | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| ,, Eucalyptus | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |