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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Sophistication of Food.—The following Table No. 31 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.
| Article. | Formal Samples. | Informal Samples. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 244 | 50 | 294 | 22 |
| Cream | — | 8 | 8 | — |
| Dried Milk | — | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Condensed Milk | 9 | — | 9 | — |
| Milk Food | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Butter | — | 15 | 15 | — |
| Cheese | — | 9 | 9 | — |
| Margarine | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Lard | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| Suet | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| Dripping | — | 4 | 4 | — |
| Cooking Fat | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tea | — | 12 | 12 | — |
| Coffee | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Coffee and Chicory Extract | — | 4 | 4 | — |
| Cocoa | — | 4 | 4 | — |
| Sugar | — | 9 | 9 | — |
| Cornflour | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| Sago | — | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Tapioca | — | 6 | 6 | — |
| Spaghetti | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Rice | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| Currants, Raisins, etc. | — | 9 | 9 | — |
| Mincemeat | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ground Almonds | — | 11 | 11 | — |
| Fruit, Dried | — | 9 | 9 | — |
| Fruit, Canned | — | 64 | 64 | — |