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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
East Ham 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
409 samples of food and drugs were taken under the above
Act, of which 246 were milk. 403 were reported by the Public
Analyst to be genuine articles of food. 5 samples of milk were
deficient in fat. One sample of mincemeat was found to contain
sulphur dioxide. Result of prosecutions, see page 77.
The following is a detailed list of the articles sampled:—
| Number of samples: | 409. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 246 | Bread | 1 |
| Butter | 42 | Rice | 1 |
| Lard | 16 | Lump Sugar | 1 |
| Cheese | 9 | Demerara Sugar | 1 |
| Cream | 8 | Icing Sugar | 1 |
| Coffee | 8 | Beer | 1 |
| Sausages | 7 | Dutch Cheese | 1 |
| Ground Almonds | 5 | Custard Powder | 1 |
| Ground Ginger | 5 | Gin | 1 |
| Whisky | 4 | Syrup of Figs | 1 |
| Fish Pastes | 4 | Ice Cream | 1 |
| Dripping | 3 | Camphorated Oil | 1 |
| Mincemeat | 3 | Powdered Almonds | |
| Vinegar | 3 | Minced Beef | 1 |
| Sponge Cake | 3 | Mixed Peel | 1 |
| Pepper | 3 | Jam | 1 |
| Tea | 2 | Mustard | 1 |
| Preserved Ginger | 2 | Ginger Wine ... | 1 |
| Margarine | 2 | Puff Paste | 1 |
| Tripe | 2 | Sultanas | 1 |
| Cocoa | 2 | Relish | 1 |
| Meat Pastes | 2 | Cream of Tartar | 1 |
| Lemon Squash | 2 | ||
| Peas | 1 | Total ... | 409 |
| Scone | 1 | ||
| Lime Water | 1 | ||
| Orange Flavour | 1 |
Milk Supply.
The whole of the Milk supply is imported and the greater
bulk is distributed by three or four large firms who have
adopted the latest hygienic methods of storing and cleansing.
They have also their own Inspectorate, who take frequent samples
from the milk carriers to ensure the milk being delivered as it
comes from the cow.