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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Table No. 37.—
| Article. | Formal Samples. | Informal Samples. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | - | 9 | 9 | - |
| Tinned Peas | - | 7 | 7 | - |
| Lettuce | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Sweets | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Vinegar | 3 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Malt Vinegar | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Ground Cinnamon | 2 | - | 2 | — |
| Sausages | 15 | - | 15 | 3 |
| Sausage Meat | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Liver Sausage | 1 | - | 1 | — |
| Saveloy | 3 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Polony | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Breakfast Sausage | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Preserved Sausages | 4 | - | 4 | — |
| Faggots | 3 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Pressed Beef | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Cooked Beef | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Cooked Pork | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Cooked Meat | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Minced Beef | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Jellied Veal | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Corned Beef | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Brawn | 5 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Chicken and Ham Roll | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Luncheon Sausage | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Sausage Patties | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Tripe | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Fish Paste | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Potted Shrimps | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Beer | 10 | - | 10 | - |
| Whisky | 9 | 4 | 13 | - |
| Gin | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Weak Tincture of Iodine | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Strong Tincture of Iodine | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Almond Oil | - | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Syrup of Squills | - | 4 | 4 | - |
| Epsom Salts | - | 5 | 5 | - |
| Camphorated Oil | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Boric Ointment | - | 3 | 3 | - |
| Seidlitz Powders | - | 4 | 4 | - |
| 374 | 194 | 568 | 18 |