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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Act are described in this report as formal samples," whilst those
samples which are purchased without disclosing to the vendor the
fact that samples are being taken for analysis are referred to as
"informal samples."
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 | |
| Baking Powder | 8 | .. | .. | .. |
| Brawn | 6 | .. | .. | .. |
| Butter | 60 | .. | 54 | .. |
| Cake | 6 | .. | .. | .. |
| Camphorated oil | 3 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Cocoa | 11 | .. | .. | .. |
| Coffee | 11 | .. | .. | .. |
| ,, mixture | 6 | .. | .. | .. |
| ,, extract | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Coffee and Chicory extract | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Corned beef | 15 | .. | .. | .. |
| Cream | 30 | 2 | 22 | |
| Dripping | 12 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Fish paste | 12 | .. | .. | .. |
| Fruit (dried) | 18 | 1 | .. | .. |
| ,, (tinned) | 12 | .. | .. | .. |
| Ice Cream | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Jam | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Jelly | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Lard | 12 | .. | .. | .. |
| Margarine | 44 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Meat (minced or chopped) | 31 | l | 8 | .. |
| Milk | 527 | 17 | 41 | .. |
| ,, (sterilised) | 39 | .. | .. | .. |
| ,, (sweetened condensed skimmed) | 24 | .. | .. | .. |
| Mincemeat | 6 | .. | .. | .. |
| Mustard | 8 | .. | .. | .. |
| Mustard Compound | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
| Nut Oil | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Olive oil | 9 | .. | .. | .. |
| Pastry | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Pepper | 12 | .. | .. | .. |
| Pickles | 12 | .. | .. | .. |
| Sauce | 12 | .. | .. | .. |
| Sausages | 30 | .. | .. | .. |
| Shredded suet | 14 | .. | .. | .. |
| Sponge mixture | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
| Sweets | 12 | .. | .. | .. |
| Tea | 10 | .. | .. | .. |
| Tea dust | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Veal and Ham (jellied) | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Vinegar (malt) | 11 | 2 | .. | .. |
| ,, (wood) | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| 1050 | 26 | 126 | 3 | |