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Battersea 1902
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1903
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TABLE XXVI.
| Description of Article. | Total No. of Samples take. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Inferior. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowroot | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Beef Dripping | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Blaud's Pills | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... |
| Butter | 118 | 97 | 14 | 7 |
| Camphorated Oil | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Cheese | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Cocoa | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Coffee | 9 | 7 | 2 | ... |
| Cream of Tartar | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Demerara Sugar | 5 | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Honey | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Lard | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Lime Water | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Liniment of lodine | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Margarine | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Meat Dripping | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Milk | 208 | 157 | 22 | 29 |
| „ (condensed) | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| „ (separated) | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| „ (skim) | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| „ (sterilized) | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Milk of Sulphur | 2 | 2 | ... | |
| Mustard | 10 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Oatmeal | 7 | 7 | ... | ... |
| Olive Oil | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Pepper (Black) | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| „ (Cayenne) | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| „ (White)... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Preserved Peas | 7 | 1 | 6 | ... |
| Rice (ground)... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Sago | 10 | 6 | 4 | ... |
| Sweets ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tincture of lodine | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Vinegar ... | 9 | 5 | ... | 4 |
| Whisky ... | 32 | 28 | 4 | ... |
| Totals | 500 | 386 | 67 | 47 |
| Totals (1902) ... | 500 | 427 | 52 | 21 |