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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
West Ham 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Samples Analysed by Borough Analyst, 1925
| Articles. | Analysed. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official. | Unofficial. | Official. | Unofficial | Official. | Unofficial. | |
| Milk | 531 | 6 | 520 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Dried Milk | 20 | .. | 20 | .. | .. | .. |
| Butter | 150 | 124 | 149 | 121 | 1 | .. |
| Margarine | 29 | 10 | 29 | 10 | .. | .. |
| Dripping | 22 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Lard | 38 | 59 | 38 | 59 | ||
| I.ard Compound | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Coffee | 25 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| Cocoa | 30 | 33 | 30 | 33 | .. | |
| Vinegar | 55 | .. | 50 | .. | 5 | .. |
| Mustard | 20 | 17 | 20 | 17 | .. | .. |
| Pepper | 104 | 26 | 104 | 26 | .. | |
| Ground Ginger | 2 | 8 | 8 | .. | ||
| Baking Powder | 21 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Self-raising Flour | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Condensed Milk | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
| Cream | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Preserved Cream | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. |
| Coffee and Chicory | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Bread | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Puff Paste | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | ||
| A rrowroot | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Cornflower | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 1,082 | 316 | 1,057 | 309 | 25 | 7 |
Public Health (Milk and Cream' Regulations,
1912 and 1917.
Summary of action taken under the above Regulations,
on the lines indicated in the Department's Circular Letter
No. 162, dated 7/1/1921,