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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
Fulham 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Unsound Food.—The following articles, examined at the request of the owners, were condemned and destroyed:—
| Rabbits (skinned) | 71 | Corned beef | 314 lbs. |
| „ „ | 28½cases. | Bacon | 39 lbs. |
| „ (furred) | 7 „ | Sausages | 40 lbs. |
| Herrings | 3 „ | Meat paste | 8 pots. |
| Haddocks | 24 lbs. | Sheep's tongue | 1 tin. |
| „ | 8 boxes. | Condensed milk | 359 tins. |
| Skate wings | 1 box. | Jam | 8 „ |
| Fillets | 42 lbs. | Honey | 1 tin. |
| Kippers | 28 lbs. | Syrup | 7 tins. |
| Salmon | 6 tins. | Pears | 60 boxes. |
| Crabs | 1 barrel. | Bottled fruit | 4 bottles. |
| Mackerel | 2 boxes. | Strawberries | 18 baskets. |
| Winkles | 1 sack. | Apples | 53 boxes. |
| Sardines | 6 tins. | Tomatoes | 45 bundles. |
| Beef ... | 1 hind-quarter. | (tinned) | 29 tins. |
| Chestnuts | 12 sacks. |
Action under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. The undermentioned samples wrere purchased for analysis in 1920:—
| Articles. | No. of Samples taken Officially. | No. Adulterated. | No. of Samples taken Unofficially. | No. Adulterated. | Total Samples. | Total Adulterated. | Per cent. of Adulteration. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 626 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 635 | 51 | 8.04 |
| „ separated | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | ... |
| Milk and Water | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Peas | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
| Cheese | ... | ... | 36 | ... | 36 | ... | ... |
| Lard | ... | ... | 23 | ... | 23 | ... | ... |
| Cream of Tartar | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... |
| Ground Ginger | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... |
| Self-Raising Flour | 2 | ... | 17 | ... | 19 | ... | ... |
| Cocoa | ... | ... | 34 | ... | 34 | ... | ... |
| Saccharine | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | 9 | ... | 12.4 |
| Coffee | ... | 27 | ... | 27 | ... | ... | |
| Sausages, | 4 | ... | 39 | 8 | 39 | 8 | 29.5 |
| Camphorated Oil | 2 | ... | 13 | 3 | 15 | ... | ... |
| Cream | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| „ Preserved | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Butter | ... | ... | 58 | ... | 58 | ... | ... |
| Dripping | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 10 | ... | ... |
| Olive Oil | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | ... |
| Cayenne Pepper | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... |
| Malt Vinegar | ... | 11 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | |
| Rum | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Pepper | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 11 | ... | ... |
| Mustard | ... | ... | 14 | 1 | 14 | ... | ... |
| Mustard Mixture | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Fish Paste | . . . | ... | 10 | ... | 10 | ... | ... |
| Aspirin | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Flour | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Sugar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50 | ||
| 644 | 50 | 357 | 16 | 1001 | 53 | 5.2 |