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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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(c) Adulteration.
Details of the various samples obtained by the Sanitary Inspectors and the results are included in the following tabular statement:—
| Number of Samples | Percentage of samples adulterated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Examined | Found adulterated or below standard | ||
| Butter | 8 | – | – |
| Cheese | 7 | – | – |
| Cocoa | 2 | – | – |
| Coffee | 10 | – | – |
| Confectionery | 2 | – | – |
| Jam | 1 | – | – |
| Lard | 8 | – | – |
| Margarine | 8 | – | – |
| Milk | 133 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Sausage | 47 | 4 | 8.5 |
| Vinegar | 8 | – | – |
| Wines and Spirits | 1 | — | – |
| Drugs | 12 | – | – |
| Other Articles | 139 | 13 | 9.3 |
| 386 | 19 | 4.9 | |