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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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SAMPLING
A wide variety of food samples were taken and submitted to the Public Analyst. The results are set out in the table below:-
| Description | Formal | Samples | Informal | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Taken | Number Non-Genuine | Number Taken | Number Non-Genuine | |
| Almonds, Ground | 1 | - | - | - |
| Baby Foods | 1 | - | 7 | - |
| Baking Powder | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Barley, Pearl | 1 | - | - | - |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | - | - | 1 | - |
| Biscuits, Cakes, etc. | 25 | 1 | 10 | - |
| Bread | 14 | - | - | - |
| Bread and Butter | 1 | - | - | - |
| Butter | 11 | - | - | - |
| Cake mixtures | 10 | - | 6 | - |
| Cereals | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Cheese | 11 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Chocolate drinks | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Cocoa | - | - | 2 | - |
| Coconut | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Coffee | 12 | - | 3 | - |
| Colouring matter | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Cornflour | - | - | 2 | - |
| Cream | 2 | - | 3 | - |
| Curry Powder | 5 | - | 1 | - |
| Custard Powder | 1 | - | - | - |
| Dairy Produce | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Desserts | 7 | - | 6 | 1 |
| Drinks, cordials, minerals, etc | 57 | 3 | 16 | 1 |
| Drugs and Medicinal Preparations | 48 | 1 | 6 | - |
| Fat, cooking | 5 | - | 2 | - |
| Fish cakes | - | - | 1 | - |
| Fish, canned | 12 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Fish, fresh | 4 | - | 3 | - |
| Flavourings | 10 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Flour | 5 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Fruit, canned | 11 | 1 | 16 | - |
| Fruit, dried | 8 | - | 1 | - |
| Fruit, fresh | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| Fruit Juice | 6 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Garlic Powder | 1 | - | - | - |
| Gin | 2 | - | - | - |
| Glace cherries | 2 | - | - | - |
| Gravy Powder | 3 | - | 2 | - |
| Honey | 5 | - | 2 | - |
| Ice Cream | 2 | - | - | - |
| Ice Cream Powder | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Ice Lollies | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Jellies | 10 | - | 17 | 1 |
| Margarine | 8 | 1 | - | - |
| Marmalade | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Marzipan | 4 | - | 1 | - |