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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
Shoreditch 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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The results of the year's work are summarized in the following Table:—
| Quarter of 1933. | Number of Samples taken. | Number of Samples Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | Number of Prosecutions Instituted. | Prosecutions withdrawn because of Warranties, &c. | Prosecutions Proceeded with. | Number of Successful Prosecutions. | Fines and Costs. | Amount paid to Analyst for Samples Analysed. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £. | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||||||
| 1st | 216 | 7 | 3.24 | 2 | Nil | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 113 | 8 | 0 |
| 2nd | 142 | 6 | 4.22 | 1 | Nil | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 11 | 0 |
| 3rd | 143 | 5 | 3.49 | 2 | Nil | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 1 | 6 |
| 4th | 176 | 3 | 1.70 | 1 | 1 | Nil | Nil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals for Year | 677 | 21 | 3.10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 355 | 8 | 6 |
The Samples taken during 1933 included:—
| Milk | 450 | Sardines | 3 |
| Sausages | 32 (24 Informal) | Non-Alchoholic Wine | 3 (Informal) |
| Condensed Milk | 16 (Informal) | ||
| Herrings in Tomato Sauce | 12 (Informal) | Parrish's Chemical Food | 3 (Informal) |
| Butter | 11 (1 Informal) | Mint Sauce | 3 (2 Informal) |
| Whiskey | 11 | Glycerine and Borax | 3 (Informal) |
| Vinegar | 15 | ||
| Gin | 8 | Borax and Honey B.P. | 3 (Informal) |
| Tinned Cream | 7 (5 Informal) | Fish Paste | 3 |
| Tinned Fruit | 6 (Informal) | Meat Pie | 3 |
| Sauce | 6 (Informal) | Aspirin Tablets | 3 (Informal) |
| Castor Oil | 6 (Informal) | Ground Rice | 2 |
| Dried Milk | 5 (Informal) | Soda Water | 2 (Informal) |
| Dried Fruit | 5 (Informal) | Rum | 2 |
| Tinned Peas | 5 (Informal) | Brislings | 2 |
| Jam | 4 (Informal) | Dried Mint | 2 (1 Informal) |
| Dripping | 4 (Informal) | Pepper | 2 |
| Olive Oil | 3 (Informal) | Ground Ginger | 2 |
| Cream | 3 | Cordials | 2 (Informal) |
| Margarine | 3 | Ground Almonds | 1 |
| Boracic Ointment | 3 (Informal) | Ground Arrowroot | 1 |
| Self-raising Flour | 3 | Soaked Peas | 1 (Informal) |
| Ice Cream | 3 | Ale | 1 |
| Bread and Butter | 3 (Informal) | Stout | 1 |
| Porter | 1 | ||
| Tea Dust | 3 (Informal) | Meat Paste | 1 (Informal) |