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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
Paddington 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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appendix: samples taken under the sale of food and drugs acts, etc. 47
office (clerical) work.
TABLE XIX. Samples taken under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, &c. 1922.
| Total. | Found adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 272 | 19 | 6.9 |
| Butter | 49 | 3 | 6.1 |
| Lard | 11 | - | - |
| Bread | 10 | — | - |
| Dried Milk | 7 | - | - |
| Condensed Milk | 1 | - | — |
| Cream | 11 | - | — |
| Margarine | 27 | 1 | 3.7 |
| Cocoa | 17 | — | — |
| Chicory | 2 | — | — |
| Flour | 14 | — | - |
| Sponge Cake | 20 | 5 | 25.0 |
| Ground Rice | 3 | — | — |
| Rice | 4 | - | - |
| Sago | 3 | — | — |
| Pepper | 2 | — | — |
| Mustard | 4 | - | - |
| Vinegar | 20 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Tapioca | 3 | — | — |
| Arrowroot | 4 | — | - |
| Cheese | 3 | - | - |
| Mincemeat | 12 | 5 | 41.6 |
| Sausage | 23 | 6 | 26.0 |
| Liquid Egg | 5 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Olive Oil | 5 | - | - |
| Camphorated Oil | 5 | — | — |
| Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | 2 | - | - |
| Glycerine | 5 | — | — |
| Turkey Rhubarb | 2 | — | — |
| Tea Dust | 2 | - | - |
| Asparagus | 1 | — | — |
| Prawns | 1 | — | - |
| Pears | 2 | - | - |
| British Wine | 3 | 2 | 66.6 |
| Lime Juice | 8 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Jam | 12 | - | - |
| Lemon Squash | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Fruit Syrup | 3 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Table Jelly | 6 | — | - |
| Coffee | 11 | - | - |
| Tinned Peas | 3 | 3 | 100.0 |
| 600 | 56 | 9.3 |
TABLE XX.
Office (Clerical) Work.
| Letters Received | 5,634 | (6,419) | Entries in Birth Register | 2,689 | (2,828) |
| „ Despatched | 7,595 | (7,456) | Complaints Received | 1,403 | (1,564) |
| Entries in Postage Book | 16,526 | (20,735) | Plans dealt with | 274 | (208) |
| Certificates dealt with relating to Infectious Disease (including Consumption) | 5,595 | (2,703) | New Openings in Journals | 317 | (502) |
| Disinfection Orders | 3,857 | (2,156) | |||
| Notices sent re above | 9,125 | (6,671) | Notices to abate Nuisance | 2,004 | (1,547) |
Figures in parentheses are those of 1921.