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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
Bethnal Green 1911
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1911 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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APPENDIX E (1). Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907. Samples taken officially and submitted for analysis during the year.
| Article. | Total No. of Samples taken. | Genuine | Adulterated. | Offences other than Adulteration. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 482 | 430 | 52 | 2 |
| Butter | 117 | 110 | 7 | 6 |
| Flour | 10 | 10 | — | — |
| Coffee | 8 | 6 | 2 | — |
| Cocoa | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Margarine | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Raspberry Jam | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Bread, Standard | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Rice | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Pepper | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Gregory Powder | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Sulphur | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Epsom Salts | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Butter, Milk-blended | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lard | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Gooseberry Jam | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sugar, Demerara | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Phosphate of Soda | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Glycerine | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mustard | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 646 | 584 | 62 | 8 |
A sample of a preservative named "Keypsit" was
examined and was found to be a chemical, which, in
the opinion of an Inspector of Foods of the Local
Government Board, shonld be included in any schedule
of prohibited preservatives. In the absence, however,
of any legislation on the subject, and of any instance