London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1933
[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 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Brawn | 5 | _ | — | — |
| Butter | 60 | 1 | 25 | — |
| Cake icings, etc. | — | — | 4 | — |
| Camphorated oil | 6 | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | 12 | — | 2 | — |
| Coffee | 12 | — | — | — |
| Confectionery | — | — | 1 | — |
| Corned beef | 16 | — | — | — |
| Cream | 30 | — | 4 | — |
| „ Pastry | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Custard Powder | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dripping | 12 | — | — | — |
| Pish paste | 5 | — | — | — |
| „ (tinned) | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| Pruit (dried) | 15 | — | 6 | — |
| „ (prepared) | — | — | 8 | — |
| „ (essence) | — | — | 2 | — |
| „ (mixed) | 2 | — | — | — |
| „ (tinned) | 12 | — | 6 | — |
| Herring, chopped | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ice cream | 6 | — | — | — |
| Jelly | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Lard | 12 | — | — | — |
| Lemonade powder | — | — | 9 | — |
| Margarine | 24 | — | — | — |
| Meat (minced or chopped) | 26 | 1 | 9 | — |
| „ Paste | 6 | — | — | — |
| Milk | 527 | 19 | 30 | — |
| „ (sterilised) | 45 | 1 | — | — |
| „ (sweetened condensed skimmed) | 24 | _ | 6 | _ |
| „ (Dried skimmed) | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mincemeat | 6 | -—. | — | |
| Mineral water | _ | — | 1 | — |
| Mustard | 5 | — | — | — |
| Mustard Compound | 1 | — | — | — |
| Olive oil | 3 | — | — | — |
| Peas (tinned) | 6 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Pepp3r | 6 | — | 1 | — |
| Pickles | 6 | — | — | — |
| Sauce | 3 | .—- | 4 | — |
| Sausages | 17 | — | 7 | — |
| „ (Breakfast) | 2 | — | — | — |
| „ (Luncheon) | 4 | — | — | — |
| „ (Preserved) | 2 | — | — | — |
| Shredded suet | 6 | — | — | — |
| Sultanas | 1 | _ | — | — |
| Sweets | 18 | _ | — | — |
| Tea | 6 | _ | 1 | — |
| Vinegar (malt) | 9 | 1 | — | — |
| „ (wood) | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 970 | 27 | 146 | 4 | |