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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 68.
| Article. | Formal Samples. | Informal Samples. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 262 | 26 | 288 | 14 |
| Condensed Milk | — | 8 | 8 | - |
| Cream | — | 4 | 4 | - |
| Cream, Canned | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| Butter | — | 27 | 27 | — |
| Bread and Butter | — | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Margarine | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| Cheese | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4 |
| Lard | — | 9 | 9 | — |
| Lard Substitute | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| Dripping | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| Suet | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Beef, minced | 4 | 3 | 7 | — |
| Meat, fresh | 9 | — | 9 | 1 |
| Beef, corned | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Meat Pies | — | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Tripe | 3 | 2 | 5 | — |
| Sausages | 23 | 4 | 27 | — |
| Meat Paste | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| Sild | — | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| Fish, Canned | — | 24 | 24 | 5 |
| Fish, bottled | — | 1 | 1 | - |
| Fish Paste | — | 13 | 13 | - |
| Arrowroot | — | 3 | 3 | - |
| Barley, pearl | — | 8 | 8 | — |
| Cornflour | — | 4 | 4 | - |
| Flour | — | 4 | 4 | - |
| Ginger, ground | — | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| Ginger, crystallized | — | 1 | 1 | - |
| Peas, split | — | 2 | 2 | - |
| Peel, candied | _ | 2 | 2 | - |