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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
Hackney 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The samples taken during the year are described in the following table, the results of analyses being also shown:—
| Description of Article. | Formal Samples. | Informal Samples. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number taken. | Number adulterated | Number taken. | Number adulterated | |
| Almonds (ground) | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Brawn | 64 | .. | .. | .. |
| Butter | 6 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Cake | 7 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Cake powder | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Camphorated oil | 6 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Cocoa | 12 | .. | .. | .. |
| Coffee | 9 | .. | .. | .. |
| ,, extract | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
| ,, mixture | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Cordials | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Cream | 20 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Custard powder | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Dripping | 12 | .. | .. | .. |
| Fish paste | 7 | .. | .. | .. |
| Flour | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fruit (crystallised) | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
| ,, (dried) | 6 | .. | .. | .. |
| ,, (tinned) | 6 | .. | .. | .. |
| Jam | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Jelly | 6 | .. | .. | .. |
| Lard | 12 | .. | .. | .. |
| Margarine | 48 | .. | .. | .. |
| Mayonnaise | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Meat (minced or chopped) | 9 | 5 | .. | .. |
| Meat paste | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Milk | 550 | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| ,, (sterilised) | 43 | .. | 1 | .. |
| ,, (sweetened condensed skimmed) | 21 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Mincemeat | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Mineral waters | 8 | .. | .. | .. |
| Mustard | 7 | .. | .. | .. |
| Mustard mixture | 5 | .. | .. | .. |
| Olive oil | 6 | .. | .. | .. |
| Pepper | 16 | .. | .. | .. |
| Pickles | 7 | .. | .. | .. |
| Sauce | 6 | .. | .. | .. |
| Sausages | 27 | .. | .. | .. |
| Sugar (icing) | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Sweets | 30 | .. | .. | .. |
| Tea | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Vinegar (malt) | 12 | .. | .. | .. |
| Water | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| Totals | 1000 | 19 | 52 | 2 |