Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
The results of the analyses of 762 samples were reported to the Committee during the year, the samples being as follows:—
Sample. | Number examined. | Doubtful purity and inferior quality. | Adulterated. | Legal Proceedings. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Milk | 437 | 65 | 15 | 6 |
,, Separated | 1 | — | — | — |
Sterilized | 1 | — | — | — |
,, Condensed | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Cream | 1 | — | — | |
Butter | 43 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Margarine | 47 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Cheese | 3 | — | — | — |
Cream Cheese | 2 | — | — | — |
Dripping | 3 | — | 1 | — |
Lard | 5 | — | — | — |
Suet | 1 | — | — | — |
Shredded Suet | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Mustard | 9 | — | — | — |
Pepper | 9 | — | — | — |
Cayenne Pepper | 1 | — | — | — |
Vinegar | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Sauce | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Table Salt | 1 | — | — | — |
Cocoa | 14 | 7 | — | — |
Coffee | 10 | — | — | — |
Coffee Essence | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Cornflour | 2 | — | — | — |
Rice | 3 | — | — | — |
Ground Rice | 2 | — | — | — |
Arrowroot | 1 | — | — | — |
Pearl Barley | 5 | — | — | — |
Tapioca | 3 | — | — | — |
Sago | 3 | — | — | — |
Oatmeal | 3 | — | — | — |
Self—raising Flour | 6 | — | — | — |
Ground Ginger | 5 | — | — | — |
Baking Powder | 5 | — | — | — |
Egg Powder | 4 | — | — | — |
Custard Powder | 3 | — | — | — |
Desiccated Coconut | 1 | — | — | — |
Cake | 6 | — | — | — |
Jam | 9 | — | — | — |
Table Jelly | 4 | — | — | — |
Jelly Crystals | 1 | — | — | — |
Lemon Curd | 2 | — | — | — |
Golden Syrup | 6 | — | 1 | — |
Honey | 4 | — | — | — |
Glycerine | 1 | — | — | — |
Borax | 3 | — | 2 | — |
Citric Acid | 1 | — | — | — |
Milk of Sulphur | 1 | — | — | — |
Carbonate of Soda | 2 | — | — | — |
Cream of Tartar | 2 | — | — | — |
Carried forward | 711 | 87 | 26 | 9 |