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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Genuine Milk Samples, 1937.
Average Monthly Figure for Percentage.
| Fat Content. | Non-Fatty Solids. | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 3.62 | 8.60 |
| February | 3.46 | 8.50 |
| March | 3.44 | 8.72 |
| April | 3.56 | 8.62 |
| May | 3.40 | 8.78 |
| June | 3.41 | 8.87 |
| July | - | - |
| August | 3.49 | 8.72 |
| September | 3.73 | 8.82 |
| October | 3.81 | 8.80 |
| November | 3.91 | 8.78 |
| December | 3.97 | 8.88 |
| Average for Year. | ||
| Samples taken at Paddington Station | 4.10 | 8.93 |
| ,, ,, elsewhere | 3.59 | 8.77 |
Samples Submitted to Public Analyst, 1937.
| Number examined. | Number Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Formal. | Informal. | Formal. | Informal. | |
| Ale | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Baking Powder | — | z | — | — | — | — |
| Blauds Pills. | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Boracic Ointment | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Bottled Prawns | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandy | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bread | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bread and Butter | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Butter | — | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| Cake | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Calomel Ointment | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Cheese | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Cheese and Tomato Paste | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chocolate | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Coca Cola | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Cod Liver Oil | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Coffee | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Coffee and Chicory | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Cookeen Fat | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cream | — | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| Crystallised Ginger | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Currants | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Custard Powder | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Dried Apricots | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dripping | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Essence of Coffee and Chicory | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Fish Paste | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| Flaked Rice | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Flour | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Full Cream Condensed Milk, Sweetened | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Full Cream Dried Milk | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Gin | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Golden Syrup | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Grey Powder | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ground Almonds | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ground Rice | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Half Cream Dried Milk | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Honey | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Horseradish Cream | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Hydrogen Peroxide | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ice Cream | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| Iodine Ointment | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jam | 1 | 11 | — | 2 | — | 18.18 |
| Lard | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Lemonade | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lemonade Powder | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Lime Juice and Soda | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Malted Milk | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |