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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
Dagenham 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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| Article. | Number Examined. | Number Adulterated, etc. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal | Total. | Formal. | Informal | Total. | |
| Rum Essence | - | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Essence of Rennet | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | – |
| Lemonade Crystals | 1 | ' — | 1 | - | – | – |
| Custard and Cake Powders | 7 | 3 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Cream | - | 1 | 1 | - | – | - |
| Milk | 54 | - | 54 | 4 | - | 4 |
| Milk—Condensed | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | – |
| Butter | 13 | 1 | 14 | - | – | - |
| Margarine | 9 | 1 | 10 | – | – | - |
| Whisky | 1 | — | 1 | – | – | – |
| Suet—Shredded | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 |
| Bile Ovals | - | 1 | 1 | – | - | – |
| Bread and Butter | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Cod Liver Oil | - | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Loaf—Vienna | 1 | – | 1 | - | - | |
| Compound Glycerine and Thymol | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Meat and Fish Pastes | 1 | 11 | 12 | – | – | – |
| Epsom Salts | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 2 | – |
| Meatox Cubes | – | 1 | 1 | - | – | – |
| Glauber Salts | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
| Tinned Fish | – | 9 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Health Saline | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sausages | 22 | – | 22 | 3 | - | 3 |
| Saccharine Tablets | - | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sauces and Pickles | - | 5 | 5 | - | – | – |
| Seidlitz Powder | - | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Peas—Tinned | - | 2 | – | – | – | |
| fincture of Quinine | - | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Tapioca | – | 2 | – | – | – | |
| Swiss Roll | 1 | - | 1 | – | – | – |
| Baking Powder | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oatmeal | 1 | – | 1 1 | – | – | – |
| Flour | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Jam | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Dried Fruit | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | |
| Spices | 4 | o | 6 | – | – | – |
| Vinegar | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Aspirin | — | 2 | 2 | - | – | -- |
| Basilicum Ointment | — | 1 | 1 | - | – | - |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | — | 1 | 1 | - | – | — |
| Camphorated Oil | — | 1 | 1 | - | – | - |
| Cascara Sagrada | - | 3 | 3 | -- | - | – |
| Castor Oil | — | 2 | 2 | - | – | - |
| Olive Oil | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Petroleum Jelly | — | 2 | 2 | - | — | |
| Syrup of Figs | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Yeast Tablets | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — |
| Carried forward | 137 | 82 | 219 | 12 | – | 12 |