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 Westminster, City of]
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Butter 4
Biscuits, cakes, puddings, cake and pudding mixture, &c. 42
Cereals 38
Cheese 5
Cocoa, &c. 7
Coffee preparations and essences 35
Condiments and spices 51
Confectionery 86
Cooking fat 3
Culinary flavourings and colourings 50
Custard, blancmange powders, jellies, &c. 66
Dried fruit 8
Drugs 41
Fish and fish preparations 48
Flour 12
Fruit—fresh, canned and preserved 25
Gelatine 4
Herbs 16
Jams, marmalade and preserves 50
Margarine 3
Milk 396
Milk, in bottle 5
Milk, condensed and evaporated 5
Milk beverages 3
Pickles and sauces 51
Meat and meat preparations 47
Salad oils, creams and dressings 22
Sandwich spreads 15
Sausages, &c. 11
Soft drinks, beers, cordials, &c. 48
Synthetic cream, &c. 4
Soup and soup powders 51
Spirits 94
Suet 7
Sugar 2
Tea 19
Vegetables, dried and tinned, &c. 34
Vinegar 20
Wines 4
Ice cream 48
Ice lollies 16
Cream 15
Miscellaneous 14
The Public Analysts reported adversely on 92 of the above samples,
representing a percentage of 5.9.