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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 1953
[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 | |
| 222 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Gravy Salt | 2 | – | – | – |
| Ground Almonds | 1 | – | – | – |
| Ground Ginger | 3 | – | – | – |
| Herbs (Mixed) | 3 | – | – | – |
| Honey | 2 | – | – | – |
| Horseradish Cream | 5 | – | – | – |
| Ice Cream | 37 | 3 | 58 | 2 |
| Ice Lolly | – | – | 1 | – |
| Jam | 13 | – | – | – |
| Jelly | 10 | – | – | – |
| Ketchup | 9 | – | – | – |
| Lard | 5 | – | – | – |
| Lemon Barley Crystals | 1 | – | – | – |
| Lemonade | 1 | – | – | – |
| Liver Sausage | 2 | – | – | – |
| Lucozade | 1 | – | – | – |
| Luncheon Meat | 1 | – | – | – |
| Macaroni | 1 | – | – | – |
| Margarine | 28 | – | 2 | – |
| Marmalade | 8 | – | – | – |
| Matzo Meal | 1 | – | – | – |
| Mayonaisse | 2 | – | – | – |
| Meat Paste | 13 | – | 1 | – |
| Meat Pie | 4 | – | – | – |
| Meat Pudding | 1 | – | – | – |
| Meringue Mixture | 1 | – | – | – |
| Milk | 63 | – | 158 | 1 |
| Milk (Sterilised) | 12 | – | – | – |
| Mincemeat | – | – | 3 | – |
| Mint | 2 | – | – | – |
| Mint Sauce | 1 | – | – | – |
| Mixed Spice | 3 | – | – | – |
| Mustard | 7 | – | – | – |
| Mustard Sauce | 1 | – | – | – |
| Non-Brewed Condiment | 9 | – | – | – |
| Nutmeg | 3 | – | – | – |
| Oatmeal | – | – | 1 | – |
| Olive Oil | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oxo | 1 | – | – | – |
| Parsley | 1 | – | – | – |
| Pea Nut Butter | 1 | – | – | – |
| Peel (Mixed) | 2 | – | – | – |
| Pepper | 7 | – | 1 | – |
| Pepper Compound | 3 | – | – | – |
| Pickles | 2 | – | – | – |
| Pork Pie | 1 | – | – | – |
| Rissole | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sage | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sago | 1 | – | – | – |
| Salad Cream | 8 | – | – | – |
| Salt Beef | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sandwich Spread | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sauce | 31 | – | – | – |
| Sausage (Blood) | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sausages (Pork) | 32 | 3 | 1 | – |
| Sausages (Beef) | 22 | 4 | 1 | – |
| Savora | 1 | – | – | – |
| 597 | 13 | 232 | 3 | |