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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Date of Regulations. Produce.
1934 Cauliflower and Broccoli; Canned Fruits ; Canned
Vegetables; Honey; Asparagus; Jam; Carrots;
Leeks; Radishes; Red Beet; Cabbage Greens
and Cabbage; Salad (Spring) Onions; Parsnips;
Ripe Onions and Shallots; Turnips and Swedes;
Watercress; Horseradish; Kidney and Runner
Beans; Mushrooms; Forced Rhubarb; Natural
Rhubarb; Stilton Cheese; Hot House Grapes.
During the year Regulations affecting Canned Vegetables (1931), Honey (1932),
Cauliflower and Broccoli, Canned Fruits, Asparagus, Jam, and Bunched Carrots
(1933), were revoked and the Regulations affecting Bottled Fruits were amended.
No offences were discovered during the year.
Sophistication of Food.— The following Table No. 28, 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.
TABLE No. 28.
| Article. | Formal Samples. | Informal Samples. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 203 | 34 | 237 | 7 |
| Separated Milk | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Cream | — | 12 | 12 | — |
| Condensed Milk | — | 7 | 7 | — |
| Dried Milk | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| Butter | 3 | 14 | 17 | 1 |
| Margarine | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| Lard | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| Suet | — | 4 | 4 | — |
| Tea | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Cocoa | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Coffee | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| Flour | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Baking Powder | — | 3 | 3 | - |
| Cornflour | — | 1 | 1 | — |