Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1903
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Table No. 4 SAMPLES TAKEN DURING THE YEAR 1903.
Article. | Total No. of Samples. | No. of Samples Genuine. | No. of Samples Adulterated. |
---|---|---|---|
Milk | 139 | 135 | 4 |
Butter | 76 | 68 | 8 |
Demerara Sugar | 16 | 11 | 5 |
Bread and Butter | 13 | 7 | 6 |
Cheese | 9 | 9 | 0 |
Coffee | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Coffee and Chicory | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Lard | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Margarine | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Mustard | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Olive Oil | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Pepper | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Whiskey | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Camphorated Oil | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Cream of Tartar | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Glycerine | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Glycerine Precipitated Sulphur | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Sweet Spirits of Nitre | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Caramels | 3 | 3 | 0 |
302 | 279 | 23=7.6% |
In addition to the 23 adulterated samples there were 5 offences under the Margarine Acts (for not marking, &c.)
£ | s. | d. | |
---|---|---|---|
The cost of purchasing the samples, including agent's fees, &c. | 26 | 9 | 3 |
The amount of fines inflicted | 66 | 0 | 0 |
The amount of costs recovered | 17 | 12 | 0 |
£83 | 12 | 0 |