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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 1910
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1910
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SALE OF FOOD AMD DRUGS ACTS, 1879-1899
SAMPLES PURCHASED DURING YEAR, 1910.
| Articles Purchased. | Number Purchased. | Number Adulterated. | Number where proceedings taken. | Number, of Samples Adulterated with percentage of Adulteration. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 496 | 51 | 19 | See samples of Milk analysed (next page). |
| Butter | 250 | 10 | 9 | 100% foreign fat. |
| 85% „ | ||||
| 84% „ | ||||
| 83% „ | ||||
| 82% „ | ||||
| 81% „ | ||||
| 70% „ | ||||
| 25% „ | ||||
| 4.7% excess of water. | ||||
| 6.9% „ | ||||
| Coffee | 9 | 1 | Served in plain wrapper. | |
| Margarine | 15 | |||
| Cocoa | 9 | |||
| Pepper | 21 | |||
| Lard | 39 | |||
| Olive Oil | 12 | |||
| Mustard | 15 | |||
| Cheese | 11 | |||
| Whisky | 9 | |||
| Cream | 5 | |||
| Arrowroot | 6 | |||
| Camphorated Oil | 3 | |||
| Paregoric | 3 | |||
| Gin | 3 | 2 | 4.07% excess of water. | |
| Dripping | 3 | 1 | 2.26% | |
| 6% | ||||
| Demerara Sugar | 15 | 1 | Crystals dyed with unnatural dye. | |
| Vinegar | 6 | |||
| 920 | 65 | 29 |
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