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 1937
[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) | — | — | 3 | — |
| Baking powder | 6 | — | — | — |
| Blancmange powder | 1 | — | — | — |
| Brawn | 5 | — | — | — |
| Bread | — | — | 1 | — |
| Butter | 81 | 6 | 7 | — |
| „ (mixed) | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| „ (substitute) | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cake mixture | 7 | — | — | — |
| Camphorated oil | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| Cheese | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Chocolates | — | — | 1 | — |
| Chocolate cream | — | — | 1 | — |
| Chocolate laxative | — | — | 1 | — |
| Chopped meat | 14 | 2 | 4 | — |
| Cocoa | 12 | — | — | — |
| Cod liver oil and malt | — | — | 1 | — |
| Coffee | 8 | — | — | — |
| „ and chicory | 4 | — | — | — |
| „ (extract) | 3 | — | — | — |
| Cookeen | 1 | — | — | |
| Cordials | 1 | — | — | — |
| Corned beef | 10 | — | — | — |
| Cream | 20 | — | 3 | — |
| „ (double) | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| „ sandwich | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dripping | 12 | — | — | — |
| Fish | — | — | 2 | — |
| „ paste | 3 | — | — | — |
| Flavouring essence | — | — | 6 | — |
| Flour | — | — | 1 | — |
| „ (almond cake) | 2 | — | — | — |
| „ (self-raising) | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Fruit (dried) | 13 | — | 5 | — |
| „ (glace) | 5 | — | — | — |
| „ (tinned) | 12 | — | 1 | — |
| Ginger (crystallised) | 3 | — | — | — |
| Horse radish powder | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ice cream | — | — | 21 | — |
| Jam | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jellied veal | 2 | — | — | — |
| Lard | 11 | — | — | — |
| Lemon barley crystals | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lemon squash | — | — | 1 | — |
| Liver sausage | 1 | — | — | — |
| Margarine | 33 | 1 | — | — |
| Meat paste | 5 | — | — | — |
| Milk | 342 | 7 | 46 | 4 |
| „ (condensed) | 12 | — | 1 | — |
| „ (sterilised) | 23 | — | 2 | — |
| Carried forward | 689 | 20 | 125 | 11 |