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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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A wide variety of food samples were taken and submitted to the Public Analyst. The results are set out in the table opposite:-
| Description of Article | Formal | Samples | Informal | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Taken | Number Non-Genuine | Number Taken | Number Non-Genuine | |
| Almonds, Ground | 1 | _ | 1 | _ |
| Arrowroot | - | - | 1 | - |
| Baby Foods | - | - | 10 | |
| Bacon Savoury | - | - | 1 | - |
| Baking Powder | - | - | 2 | - |
| Barley, Pearl | - | - | 3 | - |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | - | - | 2 | - |
| Biscuits, Cakes, etc. | 14 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Blancmange Powder | - | - | 3 | - |
| Bread Crumbs | - | - | 1 | - |
| Bread and Butter | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Butter | 4 | - | 1 | - |
| Cereals | - | - | 8 | . |
| Cheese | 6 | 2 | 21 | 2 |
| Cherries, glace | - | - | 1 | - |
| Chicken preparations | 2 | - | 4 | 1 |
| Chocolate drinks | 5 | - | 2 | - |
| Cocoa | - | - | 7 | - |
| Coconut | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| Coffee | 4 | - | 7 | - |
| Colouring matter | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Cornflour | • | - | 2 | - |
| Cornmeal | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Cream and Cream substitute | 4 | - | 10 | - |
| Cream of Tartar | - | - | 1 | - |
| Curry paste and powder | 4 | - | 7 | - |
| Custard Powder | • | - | 1 | - |
| Custard, tinned | - | - | 1 | - |
| Desserts | - | - | 9 | - |
| Drinks, minerals, etc. | 15 | - | 16 | 2 |
| Drugs and Medicinal Preparations | 3 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Pat, cooking | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Fish Cakes | 1 | - | - | - |
| Fish, canned | 2 | - | 23 | - |
| Fish, dried | 2 | - | - | - |
| Fish, smoked | 2 | - | - | - |
| Flavourings | 12 | 2 | 21 | - |
| Flour | 2 | - | 4 | - |
| Fruit, bottled | - | - | 1 | - |
| Fruit, canned | 4 | - | 27 | - |
| Fruit, dried | 2 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Fruit, fresh | 1 | - | 3 | - |
| Fruit Juice | 1 | - | 8 | - |
| Garlic Powder | - | - | 2 | - |
| Gravy Powder | - | - | 6 | - |
| Herbs | - | - | 12 | 1 |
| Honey | 2 | - | - | - |
| Ice Cream | 11 | - | 1 | - |
| Ice Lollies | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Jellies | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| C/f. | 117 | 15 | 282 | 10 |