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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
Hammersmith 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith]
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TABLE II.
| Article. | No. of Samples examined. | Result of Examination. | Summonses Issued. | Penalties Imposed. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genuine. | Inferior | Adulterated. | ||||
| Ammoniated tincture of Quinine | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Baking Powder | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Boric Ointment | 6 | 4 | - | 2* | — | — |
| Butter | 74 | 72 | 1 | 1† | — | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 6 | 5 | — | 1* | — | — |
| Castor Oil | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Citric Acid | 3 | 3 | — | — | - | — |
| Cocoa | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
| Coconut, desiccated | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Coffee | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| Compound Liquorice Powder | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Cornflour ... | 1 | 1 | - | - | — | — |
| Cream of Tartar | 6 | 6 | — | - | — | — |
| Epsom Salt | 2 | 2 | — | - | — | — |
| Ginger, ground | 4 | 4 | — | — | - | — |
| Glauber's Salt | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregory's Powder | 4 | 3 | — | 1* | — | — |
| Herrings in Tomato Sauce | 1 | 1 | - | - | — | — |
| Jam | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Lard | 8 | 8 | — | — | - | — |
| Lemonade Powder | 4 | 4 | — | — | - | — |
| Lemon Cheese | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lemon Squash, crystallised | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | - |
| Lime Juice | 3 | - | - | 3* | - | - |
| Margarine | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Marmalade | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Meat and Fish Paste??? | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mercury Nitrate Ointment | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — |
| Mercury Oxide Ointment | 1 | 1 | - | — | - | — |
| Milk | 355 | 316 | 33 | 6 | 4 | £1 1s. 0d. |
| „ Condensed | 16 | 16 | — | — | -— | — |
| Mustard | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Olive Oil | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| Pepper | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Prawns | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rice | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Sugar, Demerara | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Sulphur, Milk of | 5 | 5 | — | — | - | — |
| Tomatoes, canned | 2 | 2 | — | -— | — | — |
| Tomato Sauce | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| White Precipitate Ointment | 2 | 2 | — | — | - | - |
| Zinc Ointment | 6 | 4 | -— | 2* | — | — |
| Totals | 600 | 550 | 34 | 16 | 4 | £1 1s. 0d. |
* Informal samples.
† No prosecution, but cautionary letter sent to vendor.