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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Prolonged investigation and sampling resulted in proceedings being instituted against 3 vendors who subsequently were refused registration or removed from the register of retail purveyors.
| Number of Samples. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Examined. | Found adulterated or below standard. | Percentage samples adulterated. | |
| Bread | 3 | ||
| Butter | 23 | 1 | 4 |
| Cheese | 2 | — | — |
| Cocoa | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| Coffee | 3 | — | — |
| Confectionery | 5 | — | — |
| Jam and Marmalade | 7 | — | — |
| Cream | 5 | — | — |
| Flour | 11 | 2 | 18 |
| Lard | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| Margarine | 8 | — | — |
| Milk | 167 | 11 | 7 |
| Sausage | 18 | — | — |
| Tea | 1 | — | — |
| Vinegar | 5 | — | — |
| Wines, Spirits | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| Drugs | 17 | 3 | 18 |
| Other Articles | 160 | 3 | 2 |
| 456 | 23 | 5 | |
Details of samples adulterated or below standard are
described as follows, together with the resultant action:—