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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
Woolwich 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Sophistication of Food.—The following Table gives details of the various analyses
made under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, Public Health (Condensed Milk)
Regulations, Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations, and the Public Health
(Preservatives, etc., in Food) Regulations. In accordance with custom four samples
were taken on Sundays. None of these were adulterated.
TABLE No. 42.
| Article. | Formal Samples. | Informal Samples. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 131 | - | 131 | 2 |
| Cream | 2 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Condensed Milk (Full Cream) | 5 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Condensed Milk (Skimmed) | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Condensed Milk | - | 3 | 3 | - |
| Dried Milk (Full Cream) | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Infants' Food | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Evaporated Milk | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Butter | 25 | 24 | 49 | - |
| Cheese | - | 11 | 11 | - |
| Margarine | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 |
| Lard | 10 | 5 | 15 | - |
| Tea | 10 | 15 | 25 | - |
| Coffee | 4 | 15 | 19 | - |
| Coffee Extract | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Coffee and Chicory | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Sugar | 10 | 6 | 16 | - |
| Jam | 12 | 6 | 18 | 1 |
| Honey | 5 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Sausages | 30 | - | 30 | 1 |
| Sausage Meat | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Breakfast Sausage | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| Preserved Sausages | 1 | - | I | - |
| Saveloy | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Polony | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Black Pudding | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Brawn | 4 | 4 | 8 | — |
| Corned Beef | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Faggots | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Chicken and Ham Roll | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Chitterlings | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Mincemeat | 3 | 5 | 8 | — |
| Pepper | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Dripping | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| Tripe | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Flour | 5 | — | 5 | - |