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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
City of Westminster 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Samples Purchased under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, Showing Results of Analysis for the Year 1949.
| Article of Food. | Number of Samples Purchased. | Adulterated. | Genuine. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baking powder | 21 | — | 21 |
| Butter | 7 | — | 7 |
| Cake and pudding mixtures | 80 | 2 | 78 |
| Cereals | 31 | 4 | 27 |
| Cheese | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| Cocoa | 1 | — | 1 |
| Coffee preparations and essences | 33 | 1 | 32 |
| Condiments and spices | 56 | 6 | 50 |
| Confectionery | 39 | 2 | 37 |
| Cooking fat | 21 | 3 | 18 |
| Cream, synthetic | 1 | — | 1 |
| Culinary flavours | 46 | — | 46 |
| Dried fruit | 5 | — | 5 |
| Drugs | 40 | 3 | 37 |
| Eggs, dried | 1 | — | 1 |
| Fish preparations | 52 | 9 | 43 |
| Fruit (canned and preserved) | 19 | 2 | 17 |
| Gelatine | 20 | 1 | 19 |
| Jams and preserves | 32 | — | 32 |
| Margarine | 10 | — | 10 |
| Milk | 685 | 7 | 678 |
| Milk, condensed and evaporated | 15 | 3 | 12 |
| Milk, dried | — | — | — |
| Pickles and sauces | 33 | 5 | 28 |
| Meat and meat preparations | 40 | 12 | 28 |
| Salad oils and dressings | 49 | 4 | 45 |
| Sandwich spreads | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Sausages | 20 | 3 | 17 |
| Soft drinks; cordials, etc | 27 | 2 | 25 |
| Soup | 18 | — | 18 |
| Spirits | 203 | 27 | 176 |
| Suet | 3 | — | 3 |
| Sugar | 2 | — | 2 |
| Tea | 6 | — | 6 |
| Vegetables, canned and preserved | 46 | 4 | 42 |
| Vinegar | 25 | — | 25 |
| Wines | 3 | — | 3 |
| Ice cream | 86 | 1 | 85 |
| Totals | 1,795 | 103 | 1,692 |