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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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FOOD & DRUGS ACT SAMPLES,
| Article. | Formal. | Informal. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Taken. | No. Adulterated. | No. Taken. | No. Adulterated. | |
| Food | ||||
| Butter | 12 | — | — | — |
| Cheese | 3 | — | — | — |
| Confectionery | 1 | — | 9 | — |
| Flour | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Jam | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lard | 12 | — | — | — |
| Margarine | 12 | — | — | — |
| Milk | 142 | — | 19 | 1 |
| Milk, Condensed | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mustard | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sugar | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tea | — | — | 2 | — |
| Vinegar | 9 | — | 1 | — |
| Total | 193 | — | 36 | 1 |
| Drugs | ||||
| Cascara Sagrada | — | — | 1 | — |
| Figs, Syrup of | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ginger, Ground | — | — | 1 | — |
| Glycerine | — | — | 1 | — |
| Iodine, Solution of | — | — | 1 | — |
| Magnesia & Bismuth | — | — | 1 | — |
| Magnesia Preparation | — | — | 1 | — |
| Oil, Camphorated | — | — | 1 | — |
| Oil, Castor | — | — | 1 | — |
| Oil, Cod Liver | — | — | 1 | |
| Oil, Olive | — | — | 1 | - |
| Ointment, Sulphur | — | — | 1 | - |
| Paraffin, Liquid | — | — | 1 | - |
| Salts, Epsom | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Sodium Bicarbonate | — | — | 1 | - |
| Sodium Sulphate | — | — | 2 | - |
| Syrup, Cough | — | — | 1 | - |
| Total | 1 | — | 18 | — |