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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1928.—Samples Submitted to Public Analyst.
| Total. | Found adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ale | 5 | _ | _ |
| Ammoniated Quinine Tablets | 1 | — | — |
| Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | 4 | — | — |
| Aspirin Tablets | 5 | — | — |
| Brawn | 5 | — | — |
| Bread | 9 | — | — |
| Beef, Tinned | 1 | — | — |
| Butter | 28 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Cake | 3 | — | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 4 | — | — |
| Castor Oil | 4 | — | — |
| Cheese | 8 | — | — |
| Cherries, Tinned | 1 | — | — |
| Chocolate | 2 | — | — |
| Cider | 2 | — | — |
| Claret | 2 | — | — |
| Cocoa | 5 | — | — |
| Cod Liver Oil Tablets | 1 | — | — |
| Coffee | 4 | — | — |
| Cream | 17 | — | — |
| Cream Ice | 3 | — | — |
| Cream Pastry | 2 | — | — |
| Cream, Salad | 1 | — | — |
| Custard Powder | 4 | — | — |
| Desiccated Coconut | 1 | — | — |
| Dried Fruit | 5 | — | — |
| Dripping | 5 | — | — |
| Fish Paste | 7 | — | — |
| Fish, Tinned | 3 | — | — |
| Flour | 10 | — | — |
| Gin | 1 | — | — |
| Ginger Wine Essence | 1 | — | — |
| Ground Ginger | 1 | — | — |
| Gooseberries, Bottled | 1 | — | — |
| Honey. | 1 | — | — |
| Hydrogen Peroxide | 1 | — | — |
| Ice Cream | 2 | — | — |
| Jam | 5 | — | — |
| Lard | 6 | — | — |
| Lemonade Powder | 4 | — | — |
| Lemon Crush | 1 | — | — |
| Loganberries, Tinned | 1 | — | — |
| Margarine | 5 | — | — |
| Meat Paste | 2 | — | — |
| Milk | 292 | 6 | 2.0 |
| Milk Food | 1 | — | — |
| Milk, Full Cream Dried | 4 | — | — |
| Milk, Full Cream Unsweetened Condensed | 1 | — | — |
| Milk, Skimmed Sweetened Condensed | 4 | — | — |
| Mincemeat | 5 | — | — |
| Mustard | 5 | — | — |
| Olive Oil | 5 | — | — |
| Peas, Tinned | 3 | — | — |
| Pepper | 6 | — | — |
| Pepper Compound | 1 | — | — |
| Pickles | 4 | — | — |
| Port | 2 | — | — |
| Preserved Ginger | 1 | — | — |
| Rice, Flaked | 1 | — | — |
| Rice, Ground | 1 | — | — |
| Rum | 1 | — | — |
| Rum and Coffee | 1 | — | — |
| Sardines in Tomato | 1 | — | — |
| Sauce | 2 | — | — |
| Sausages | 28 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Semolina | 1 | — | — |
| Sherbet | 2 | — | — |
| Shredded Suet | 2 | — | — |
| Shredded Suet with Flour | 2 | — | — |
| Sherry | 2 | — | — |
| Stout | 5 | — | — |
| Suet Flakes | 1 | — | — |
| Sugar | 5 | — | — |
| Tea | 6 | — | — |
| Tincture of Iodine | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Tincture of Iodine (Strong) | 6 | 1 | 16.6 |
| Toffee | 1 | — | — |
| Treacle | 1 | — | — |
| Tomatoes, Tinned | 2 | — | — |
| Vinegar | 7 | 1 | 14.3 |
| Vinegar, Malt | 1 | — | — |
| Whisky | 2 | — | — |
| 600 | 11 | 1.8 |