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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
Stoke Newington 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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ANALYSES PERFORMED DURING THE YEAR 1936
| Articles submitted for Analysis | Formal Samples. | Informal Samples. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Taken | No. Adultd | No. Taken | No. Adultd. | |
| Amm. Tincture of Quinine | — | - | 1 | - |
| Aspirin Tablets | - | - | 3 | - |
| Beer | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bi-carbonate of Soda | — | — | 2 | - |
| Biscuits | 1 | — | — | — |
| Blackcurrant Preserve | — | - | 1 | — |
| Borax and Honey | — | — | 1 | - |
| Boric Ointment | — | — | 1 | |
| Butter | 16 | — | — | — |
| Cake, Slab | 1 | - | — | — |
| Camphorated Oil | — | - | 2 | — |
| Cheese | 4 | - | — | — |
| Chocolates | 2 | - | - | — |
| Christmas Pudding | — | - | 1 | - |
| Cocoa | 1 | - | 1 | — |
| Coconut, Desiccated | 1 | - | — | — |
| Coffee | 2 | - | 1 | — |
| Cream | 1 | - | — | — |
| „ Tinned | — | - | 2 | — |
| Dripping | 3 | - | — | — |
| Flour | 4 | - | — | — |
| Fruit, Tinned | — | - | 1 | — |
| Fruits, Dried | — | - | 1 | — |
| Jam, Strawberry | — | - | 1 | — |
| „ Blackcurrant | — | - | 1 | — |
| Lard | 1 | - | — | — |
| Liquid Paraffin | 1 | - | 1 | — |
| Margarine | 9 | - | — | — |
| Milk | 72 | 3 | — | — |
| Mincemeat | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Olive Oil | — | — | 5 | — |
| Paste, Salmon & Shrimp | — | — | 1 | — |
| „ Bloater | — | — | 1 | — |
| Salmon, Red | — | — | 1 | — |
| „ Pink | — | — | 2 | — |
| Sal Volatile, Spirit of | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sardines | — | — | 3 | — |
| Sausages | 3 | — | - | — |
| „ Pork | 2 | — | - | — |
| Seidlitz Powder | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sponge Cakes | 1 | — | — | — |
| Steak and Kidney Pie | 1 | — | — | - |
| Sugar, Granulated | 2 | — | — | - |
| „ Yellow Crystals | l | — | — | — |
| Sulphur Ointment | — | — | 1 | - |
| Sweets | — | — | 1 | — |
| Syrup of Figs | — | — | 1 | - |
| Tea | 2 | — | — | — |
| Tincture of Iodine | — | — | 2 | — |
| Vaseline | — | — | 1 | — |
| Vinegar | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Whisky | 1 | — | — | - |
| Totals | 136 | 4 | 44 | - |