Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 |