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 1934
[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. | |
| Baking Powder | 6 | - | — | — |
| Beef (Pressed) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Brawn | 7 | — | — | — |
| Butter | 56 | — | 13 | 1 |
| Camphorated oil | 6 | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | 11 | — | — | — |
| ,, Essence | 1 | — | — | — |
| Coffee | 11 | — | — | — |
| ,, and Chicory | 1 | — | — | — |
| ,, ,, Essence | — | — | 1 | — |
| Corned beef | 12 | — | — | — |
| Cream | 24 | — | 2 | — |
| ,, Fruit | 1 | — | — | — |
| ,, Tinned | — | 3 | — | |
| ,, Ice | 1 | - | — | — |
| Custard Powder | — | - | 2 | — |
| Dripping | 9 | 1 | — | — |
| Fish paste | 3 | - | 2 | — |
| Flour | — | - | 1 | — |
| Fruit (dried) | 12 | - | — | — |
| ,, (tinned) | 10 | - | 5 | 1 |
| Golden Syrup | — | - | 1 | — |
| Ice cream | — | - | 29 | 1 |
| Jam | 7 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Jelly | 6 | - | — | — |
| Lard | 9 | - | 1 | — |
| Lemon curd | — | - | 1 | — |
| Margarine | 18 | - | 5 | — |
| Meat (minced or chopped) | 21 | - | 12 | 2 |
| ,, Paste | 3 | - | 3 | — |
| Milk | 505 | 12 | 76 | 1 |
| ,, (sterilised) | 45 | — | 1 | — |
| ,, (sweetened condensed skimmed) | 19 | — | 2 | — |
| Mincemeat | 6 | — | — | — |
| Mustard | 3 | — | — | — |
| Mustard Compound | 3 | — | — | — |
| Olive Oil | 4 | — | 1 | — |
| Orangeade Powder | — | — | 1 | — |
| Peas (tinned) | 7 | — | — | — |
| Pepper | 12 | — | 1 | — |
| Pickles | 8 | — | — | — |
| Sauce | 4 | — | 1 | — |
| Sausages | 25 | — | — | — |
| ,, (Breakfast) | 2 | — | — | — |
| ,, (Luncheon) | 4 | — | — | — |
| ,, (Preserved) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Shredded suet | 6 | — | — | — |
| Sweets | 6 | — | — | — |
| Treacle | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tea | 7 | — | — | — |
| Veal and Ham (jellied) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar (malt) | 6 | 2 | — | — |
| (wood) | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
| 912 | 16 | 170 | 7 | |