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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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| Description of Article. | Formal Samples. | Informal Samples. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number taken. | Number adulterated. | Number taken. | Number adulterated. | |
| Brought forward | 689 | 20 | 125 | 11 |
| Mineral water | 9 | —_ | — | — |
| Mincemeat | 18 | — | — | — |
| Mint sauce | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mustard | 12 | — | — | — |
| Olive oil | 6 | — | — | — |
| Peas (tinned) | 12 | — | — | — |
| Peel (mixed) | 4 | — | — | — |
| Pepper | 12 | 2 | — | — |
| Pickles | 12 | — | — | — |
| Sardines | — | — | 5 | — |
| Sauce | 9 | — | 1 | — |
| Sausages | 12 | — | 1 | — |
| „ (preserved) | 7 | — | — | — |
| Semolina | — | — | 2 | — |
| Sild | — | — | 3 | — |
| Spice (mixed) | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sponge mixture | 8 | — | — | — |
| Steak and kidney | — | — | 2 | — |
| Stewed rhubarb | — | — | 1 | — |
| Suet (beef) | 6 | — | — | — |
| „ (flaked) | 1 | — | — | — |
| „ (shredded) | 5 | — | — | — |
| Sugar (Demerara) | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sweets | 12 | — | 2 | — |
| Tea | 12 | — | — | — |
| Treacle (black) | 1 | — | — | — . |
| „ (golden syrup) | 5 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar (essence) | — | — | 1 | — |
| „ (malt) | 20 | 1 | — | — |
| „ (wood) | 4 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 876 | 23 | 146 | 11 |