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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
Stepney 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table A.
| Nature. | Number of Samples. | Number Genuine. | Number Adulterated | Percentage Adulterated | Preservative Found. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1.4 | — |
| Arrowroot | 6 | 6 | — | — | None |
| Boracic Powder | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Borax | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Boric Ointment | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Butter | 143 | 143 | — | — | None |
| Cake | 3 | 3 | — | — | None |
| Camphorated Oil | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Castor Oil | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Cheese | 3 | 3 | — | — | None |
| Citric Acid | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Coffee | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Condensed Milk | 3 | 3 | — | — | None |
| Corn Flour | 3 | 3 | — | — | None |
| Cream | 12 | 12 | — | — | None |
| Cream of Tartar | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Dried Fruit | 18 | 18 | — | — | 10 |
| Dried Milk | 3 | 3 | — | — | None |
| Epsom Salts | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Flour | 9 | 9 | — | — | None |
| Glauber's Salt | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Glycerine | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Ground Ginger | 10 | 10 | — | — | None |
| Honey | 4 | 4 | — | — | None |
| Horse Radish and Beetroot | 1 | 1 | — | — | None |
| Jam | 3 | 3 | — | — | None |
| Jelly | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Lard | 9 | 9 | — | — | None |
| Margarine | 147 | 147 | — | — | None |
| Milk | 1,005 | 959 | 46 | 4.6 | None |
| Milk Sugar | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Minced Meat | 35 | 19 | 16 | 45.7 | 16 |
| Olive Oil | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Pearl Barley | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20.0 | 2 |
| Pepper | 16 | 14 | 2 | 12.5 | None |
| Rice | 6 | 6 | — | — | None |
| Sal Volatile | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Sausage | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8.3 | 1 |
| Separated Milk | 5 | 5 | - | - | None |