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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table A—
| Nature. | Number of Samples. | Number Adulterated | Percentage Adulterated | Preservative Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borax | 1 | - | - | - |
| Boric Ointment | 3 | — | — | — |
| Bread and Butter | 69 | 12 | 17.4 | — |
| Butter | 55 | 2 | 3.6 | None |
| Cake | 6 | — | — | None |
| Camphorated Oil | 6 | — | — | — |
| Caraway Seeds | 3 | — | — | — |
| Cascara Sagrada Tablets | 1 | — | — | — |
| Castor Oil | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | — |
| Cheese | 16 | — | — | None |
| Chocolate Cakes | 13 | — | — | None |
| Cocoa | 3 | — | — | — |
| Cocoanut | 5 | — | — | None |
| Coffee | 9 | — | — | — |
| Condensed Milk | 5 | — | — | None |
| Cooked Meats | 11 | — | — | 2 |
| Corn Flour | 3 | — | — | None |
| Cream | 11 | — | — | None |
| Cream Buns | 6 | 6 | 100 | — |
| Cream Cheese | 19 | 15 | 79.0 | None |
| Curry Powder | 2 | — | — | None |
| Custard Powder | 3 | — | — | None |
| Dried Fruit | 14 | — | — | 8 |
| Dried Milk | 3 | — | — | None |
| Dried Mint | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | — |
| Dried Mushrooms | 1 | — | — | None |
| Dripping | 6 | 1 | 16. 7 | — |
| Egg Substitute Powder | 12 | — | — | 1 |
| Epsom Salts | 2 | — | — | — |
| Eucalyptus Oil | 3 | — | — | — |
| Fish Cake | 2 | — | — | None |
| Fish Paste | 3 | — | — | None |
| Flour | 3 | — | — | None |
| Fruit Drinks | 4 | — | — | 1 |
| Gelatine | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Glauber's Salt | 3 | — | — | — |
| Glycerine | 6 | — | — | — |
| Glycerine and Lemon | 1 | — | — | — |
| Grape Fruit Curd | 1 | — | — | None |
| Gregory's Powder | 2 | — | — | — |
| Ground Cinnamon | 9 | — | — | — |
| Ground Ginger | 1 | — | — | None |
| Honey | 3 | — | — | None |
| Hydrogen Peroxide | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ice Cream | 6 | — | — | None |
| Iodine Ointment | 3 | — | — | — |
| Iodine Paint | 2 | — | — |