Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table A—
Nature. | Number of Samples. | Number Adulterated | Percentage Adulterate | Preservative Found |
---|---|---|---|---|
Boracic Powder | 3 | - | - | - |
Borax | 2 | — | — | — |
Boric Ointment | 6 | — | — | — |
Bread | 4 | — | — | — |
Bread and Butter | 185 | 41 | 22.2 | — |
Butter | 53 | 9 | 17.0 | None |
Cake | 7 | — | — | - |
Camphorated Oil | 3 | — | — | - |
Caraway Seeds | 3 | — | - | - |
Cascara Sagrada Tablets | 1 | — | — | - |
Castor Oil | 3 | — | — | - |
Chocolate Cakes | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | - |
Cider | 3 | — | — | 3 |
Cinnamon | 9 | — | — | — |
Cocoa | 6 | — | — | — |
Cod Liver Oil | 1 | — | — | — |
Coffee | 3 | — | — | — |
Condensed Milk | 10 | — | — | None |
Cooked Meats | 3 | — | — | None |
Corn Flour | 2 | — | — | None |
Cream | 12 | 1 | 8.3 | None |
Cream Cheese | 27 | 10 | 37.0 | None |
Cream of Tartar | 3 | — | — | — |
Curry Powder | 2 | — | — | None |
Custard Powder | 5 | — | — | None |
Dried Fruit | 11 | — | — | 6 |
Dried Milk | 3 | — | — | None |
Dried Mint | 3 | - | — | - |
Dripping | 6 | — | — | — |
Egg Substitute Powder | 6 | — | — | 1 |
Epsom Salts | 2 | — | — | — |
Eucalyptus Oil | 3 | — | — | — |
Fish Paste | 2 | — | — | None |
Flour | 3 | - | — | None |
Glauber's Salt | 3 | - | - | - |
Glycerine | 3 | — | — | - |
Glycerine, Honey and Lemon | 3 | — | — | - |
Gregory's Powder | 3 | — | — | - |
Grey Powder | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | - |
Ground Almonds | 3 | — | — | - |
Ground Ginger | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | None |
Honey | 3 | — | — | None |
Hydrogen Peroxide | 1 | — | — | - |
Iodine Ointment | 3 | — | — | - |
Iodine Paint | 1 | — | —- | - |
Jam | 3 | — | — | 2 |
Jelly | 15 | — | — | 6 |