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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table XXII.
Samples Ainalysed by Borough Analyst during 1937.
| Article. | Analysed | Genuine | Adulterated | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official. | Unofficial | Official. | Unofficial | Official. | Unofficial. | |
| Milk | 411 | 6 | 402 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| ,, condensed | 12 | 26 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| ,, dried | 32 | — | 32 | — | — | — |
| Butter | 63 | 48 | 60 | 47 | 3 | 1 |
| Margarine | 20 | — | 20 | — | — | — |
| Cheese | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| Lard | 18 | — | 18 | — | — | |
| Dripping | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Cooking fats . | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pepper | 25 | 15 | 25 | 15 | — | — |
| Pickles | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Sauce | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Vinegar | 28 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Cocoa | 10 | — | 10 | — | — | — |
| Coffee | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| Tea | 25 | — | 25 | — | — | — |
| Flour | 48 | 1 | 48 | 1 | — | — |
| Bread | 6 | — | 6 | - | — | — |
| Cakes | 10 | — | 10 | — | — | — |
| Pearl barley | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Rice | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | — |
| Sago | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Baking powder | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Jams | 12 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Lemon curd | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Sugar | 13 | — | 13 | — | — | — |
| Sweets | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 1 | — |
| Dried fruits | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | — | — |
| Peas | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| Meat | 30 | 39 | 30 | 37 | — | 2 |
| Canned meat | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cooked meats | 11 | — | 11 | — | — | — |
| Sausages | 16 | — | 16 | — | — | — |
| Bacon | 8 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
| Meat and fish pastes | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Sardines | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Camphorated oil | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | — | — |
| Epsom salts | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sulphur ointment | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Zinc ointment | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Cream | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | — | — |
| Suet | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| French capers | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Honey | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Carried forward | 902 | 201 | 882 | 193 | 20 | 8 |