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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
Hammersmith 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The following table shows the articles of which samples were taken during the year:—
| Article. | Number taken. | Number Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Barley, Pearl | 1 | |
| Beer | 3 | — |
| Bread and Butter | 7 | 4 |
| Butter | 68 | 3 |
| Cheese | 26 | — |
| Cinnamon, Ground | 2 | — |
| Cocoa | 18 | — |
| Coffee | 12 | — |
| Cream | 36 | — |
| Curry Powder | 1 | — |
| Dripping | 5 | — |
| Fish and Meat Paste | — | |
| Flour | 2 | — |
| Fruits, Dried | 5 | — |
| Fruits, Tinned | 5 | — |
| Ginger, Ground | 1 | — |
| Jam | 14 | — |
| Lard | 20 | — |
| Lemonade and Lime Juice | 7 | — |
| Margarine | 43 | 3 |
| Meat Pies | 2 | — |
| Milk | 202 | 3 |
| Milk, Condensed | 14 | 2 |
| Mince Meat | 2 | — |
| Mustard | 6 | — |
| Nutmeg, Ground | 1 | — |
| Olive Oil | 1 | — |
| Peas, Tinned | 4 | — |
| Pepper | 8 | — |
| Pickles | 2 | — |
| Rennet | 1 | — |
| Rice | 1 | — |
| Salt | 1 | — |
| Sausages | 11 | — |
| Shrimps | 1 | — |
| Spirits | 6 | 1 |
| Suet | 1 | — |
| Sugar | 8 | — |
| Sweets | 1 | — |
| Tomato Ketchup | 1 | — |
| 14 | — | |
| Wine | 7 | 2 |
| Totals | 580 | 18 |