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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 1938
[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 | 234 | 4 | 32 | 3 |
| Ice Cream | — | — | 15 | — |
| Infants' Food | — | — | 5 | — |
| Iodine Paint | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jam | 12 | — | 2 | — |
| Jelly | 3 | — | — | — |
| Lard | 8 | — | — | — |
| Luncheon Sausages | 3 | — | — | — |
| Margarine | 40 | — | 1 | — |
| Meat Paste | 6 | — | — | — |
| Milk | 367 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Milk (Condensed) | 32 | — | 16 | — |
| Milk (Dried) | 15 | — | 7 | — |
| Milk (Homogenised) | 3 | — | — | — |
| Milk (Pasteurised) | 4 | — | 65 | — |
| Milk (Sterilised) | 47 | — | 3 | 2 |
| Milk Food | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Milk Sugar | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mincemeat | 12 | — | — | — |
| Mineral Water | 6 | — | — | — |
| Mint (Dried) | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mustard | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mustard (Mixed) | 5 | — | 1 | — |
| Olive Oil | 1 | — | — | — |
| Olives (Stuffed) | — | — | 1 | — |
| Peas(Tinned) | 9 | — | — | — |
| Peel (Candied) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pepper | 6 | — | 1 | — |
| Pickles | 6 | — | 1 | — |
| Prunes (Tinned) | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Salmon and Shrimp Paste | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sardines | — | — | 2 | — |
| Sarsaparilla | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sauce | 12 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Sausages | 24 | 1 | — | — |
| Sausages (Breakfast) | 3 | — | ----— | — |
| Sausages (Preserved) | 8 | — | — | — |
| Sausages (Preserved Breakfast) | 3 | — | — | — |
| Sponge Mixture | 10 | — | — | — |
| Suet (Shredded) | 6 | — | 1 | — |
| Sugar | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sugar (Pudding) | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sultanas | — | — | 2 | — |
| Syrup (Cane) | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tea | 6 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Tomato Juice | — | — | 1 | — |
| Veal (Pressed) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | — | — | 1 | — |
| Vinegar (Essence) | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Vinegar (Malt) | 20 | — | — | — |
| White Acid | 1 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 919 | 9 | 172 | 11 |