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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Two informal samples of Milk taken from the Council Institutions
were found to be deficient in fat. On investigation one
was found to be due to non-plunging (as I reported last year)
by our own Staff, and in the other case extensive enquiries were
made by the Contractors but without success. No complaint has
since been received of the quality of the milk.
The following is a detailed list of the articles sampled:—
| Anchovy Paste | 1 | Fruit Gums | 1 |
| Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | 2 | Gin | 2 |
| Ginger | 1 | ||
| Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine and Cinnamon | 1 | Ground Almonds | 3 |
| Ground Cinnamon | 1 | ||
| Ground Ginger | 2 | ||
| Baked Beans | 1 | Ground Nutmeg | 1 |
| Beans, Pork and Tomato Sauce | 1 | Ground Rice | 2 |
| Glycerine | 1 | ||
| Bismuthated Magnesia Bottled Beans | 1 1 | Herrings in Tomato Sauce | 2 |
| Brawn | 1 | Honey | 1 |
| Bread | 7 | Hot Drink Cordial | 1 |
| Brompton Lozenges | 1 | Jam | 5 |
| Butter | 34 | Jelly (Table) | 1 |
| Camphorated Oil | 1 | Krusto Pastry Maker | 1 |
| Cascara Sagrada | 1 | Lard | 13 |
| Castor Oil | 1 | Lemonade | 1 |
| Cheese | 1 | Lemonade Powder | 4 |
| Cherry Ciderette | 1 | Limejuice Cordial | 1 |
| Chicken and Ham Roll | 1 | Margarine | 14 |
| Chocolate Fruit Roll | 1 | Meat Patty | 1 |
| Christmas Lanterns | 1 | Milk | 114 |
| Chutney | 2 | Mince | 1 |
| Cocoa | 6 | Mincemeat | 2 |
| Coffee | 4 | Minced Meat | 4 |
| Condensed Skimmed Milk | 2 | Mince Pie | 1 |
| Mint Sauce | 1 | ||
| Confectionery "City Mixtures " | 1 | Mixed Herbs | 5 |
| Mixed Pickles | 1 | ||
| Cream | 14 | Mixed Spice | 1 |
| Cream of Tartar | 2 | Mustard | 1 |
| Currant Cake | 1 | Mustard Pickles | 1 |
| Custard Powder | 3 | Oatmeal | 1 |
| Dessicated Cocoanut | 1 | Orange Marmalade | 1 |
| Dressed Crab | 1 | Orange Squash Drink | 1 |
| Dripping | 3 | Parish's Chemical Food | 2 |
| Fairy Cakes | 3 | Pearl Barley | 1 |
| Flour | 1 | Peas | 1 |
| Fish Paste | 1 | Peas (Soaked) | 1 |
| French Capers | 1 | Peas (Cooked) | 1 |