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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table A.—
| Nature. | Number of Samples | Number Adulterated | Percentage Adulteratec | Preservative Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junket | 2 | - | - | - |
| Lard | 8 | — | — | — |
| Lard Substitute | 2 | — | — | — |
| Lemonade Powder | 3 | — | — | None |
| Liniment of Turpentine | 2 | — | — | — |
| Margarine | 34 | — | — | None |
| Meat Paste | — | — | None | |
| Milk | 886 | 13 | 1.5 | None |
| Minced Meat | 2 | — | - | None |
| Mincemeat | 3 | — | - | None |
| Mineral Waters | 3 | - | - | None |
| Mustard | 5 | — | - | — |
| Oatmeal | 3 | - | - | None |
| Olive Oil | 6 | - | - | — |
| Parrish's Food | 3 | — | - | — |
| Pearl Barley | 3 | — | - | None |
| Pepper | 10 | — | - | None |
| Potassium Citrate | 1 | — | - | — |
| Quinine and Cinnamon Tablets | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | — |
| Rice | 8 | — | — | None |
| Saccharine Tablets | 3 | — | — | — |
| Sago | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | None |
| Sal Volatile | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | — |
| Sauce | 3 | — | — | None |
| Sausage | 11 | 1 | 9.1 | 7 |
| Seidlitz Powder | 6 | — | — | — |
| Sodium Bicarbonate | 6 | — | — | — |
| Sodium Citrate | 2 | — | — | — |
| Spice | 2 | — | — | — |
| Spirits | 3 | — | — | — |
| Suet | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | — |
| Sulphur Ointment | 4 | — | — | — |
| Sweets | 5 | — | — | 3 |
| Tartaric Acid | 3 | — | — | — |
| Tea | 6 | — | — | — |
| Tincture of Iodine | 9 | — | — | — |
| Tinned Fish | 3 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | None |
| Zinc Ointment | 6 | — | — | — |
| 1,586 | 107 | 6.7 | 30 |