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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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A summary of samples taken during the year, showing the results of analyses, is set out in the following table:—
| Description of Article. | Formal samples. | Informal samples. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. taken. | No. adulterated. | No. taken. | No. adulterated. | |
| Apricots in Syrup | 1 | — | — | — |
| Baking Powder | 5 | — | — | — |
| Barley Flakes | 1 | — | — | — |
| Beef Cubes | 3 | — | — | — |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | 3 | — | — | — |
| Bisto | 11 | — | — | — |
| Blanc Mange Powder | 3 | — | — | — |
| Bournevita | 1 | — | — | — |
| Butter | 137 | — | — | — |
| Caraway Seeds | 2 | — | — | — |
| Cake Mixture | 2 | — | — | — |
| Cheese | 1 | — | — | — |
| Chutney | 2 | — | — | — |
| Cinnamon | 5 | — | — | — |
| Cloves | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | 17 | — | — | — |
| Coffee and Chicory Extract | 37 | — | — | — |
| Cooking Fat | 5 | — | — | — |
| Cornflour | 3 | — | — | — |
| Cremola | 1 | — | — | — |
| Curry Powder | 4 | — | — | — |
| Custard Powder | 6 | — | — | — |
| Dessert Powder | 3 | — | — | — |
| Desiccated Coconut | 1 | — | — | — |
| Drinking Chocolate | 2 | — | — | — |
| Flour (Batter) | 2 | — | — | — |
| Flour (Cake) | 10 | — | — | — |
| Flour (Pea) | 4 | — | — | — |
| Flour (Self Raising) | 6 | — | — | — |
| Flour (Soya) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fish Paste | 9 | — | — | — |
| French Mustard | 2 | — | — | — |
| Fruit Shapes | 2 | — | — | — |
| Gelatine | 2 | — | — | — |
| Glace Cherries | 1 | — | — | — |
| Glucoris | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ground Ginger | 4 | — | — | — |
| Gravy Browning | 2 | — | — | — |
| Gravy Powder | 3 | — | — | — |
| Gravy Salt | 2 | — | — | — |
| Haricot Beans | 1 | — | — | — |
| Herbs | 7 | — | — | — |
| Honey | 4 | — | — | — |
| Horse Radish Sauce | 3 | — | — | — |
| Ice Cream | — | — | 28 | — |
| Icing Sugar | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jam | 4 | — | — | — |
| Jelly | 6 | — | — | — |
| Carried forward | 334 | — | 28 | — |