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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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samples taken under the sale of food and drugs acts, etc.
TABLE 20.
Samples taken under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, &c.
1923.
| Total. | Found adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 246 | 11 | 4.4 |
| Dried Milk | 6 | — | — |
| Condensed Milk | 5 | — | — |
| Cream | 13 | — | — |
| Butter | 40 | — | — |
| Margarine | 18 | — | — |
| Lard | 16 | — | — |
| Bread | 21 | — | — |
| Flour | 23 | — | — |
| Cake | 6 | 1 | 16.6 |
| Mincemeat | 9 | 2 | 22.2 |
| Lemon Curd | 6 | 2 | 33.3 |
| Lemon Cheese | 6 | 4 | 66.6 |
| Cheese | 4 | — | — |
| Jam | 5 | — | — |
| Cocoa | 5 | — | — |
| Coffee | 10 | — | — |
| Rice | 5 | — | — |
| Tapioca | 5 | — | — |
| Sago | 5 | — | — |
| Mustard | 5 | — | — |
| Pepper | 5 | — | — |
| Vinegar | 19 | — | — |
| Spinach | 2 | — | — |
| Beans | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Peas | 3 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Sardines | 1 | — | — |
| Brawn | 6 | — | — |
| Minced Beef | 3 | — | t— |
| Bacon | 3 | 2 | 66.6 |
| Ham | 3 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Sausages | 28 | 14 | 50.0 |
| Dripping | 3 | — | '— |
| Honey | 7 | — | — |
| Borax | 3 | 1 | 33.3 |
| German Sausage | 3 | — | — |
| Meat Paste | 2 | — | — |
| Fish Paste | 11 | 1 | 9.0 |
| Soda Water | 8 | 4 | 50.0 |
| British Wine | 3 | 2 | 66.6 |
| Lemon Squash | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Fruit Syrup | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Olive Oil | 5 | — | — |
| Castor Oil | 3 | — | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 3 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | 2 | — | — |
| Prescription | 1 | — | — |
| Glycerine | 7 | — | — |
| Lime Juice | 4 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 600 | 56 | 9.3 |
TABLE 21.
Office (Clerical Work).
| Letters Received | 5,375 (5,634) | Entries in Birth Register | 2,572 | (2,689) |
| „ Despatched | 6,740 (7,595) | Complaints Received | 1,335 | (1,403) |
| Entries in Postage Book | 12,840 (16,526) | Plans dealt with | 337 | (274) |
| Certificates dealt with relating to Infectious Disease (including Tuberculosis) | 3,180 (5,595) | New Openings in Journals | 336 | (317) |
| Disinfection Orders | 2,259 | (3,857) | ||
| Notices sent re above | 7,105 (9,125) | Notices to abate Nuisances | 1,260 | (2,004) |
Figures in parentheses are those of 1922.