Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report from the chairman of the health committee on the business of the department
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ADULTERATED FOOD.
Articles of Food of which Samples have been taken | Divisions. | Total. | Remarks. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South. | East. | West. | North. | |||
Milk—Number taken | 20 | 37 | 34 | 21 | 112 | |
Adulterated | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 36 | |
Genuine | 13 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 76 | |
Butter—Number taken | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 42 | |
Adulterated | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Genuine | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 36 | |
Olive Oil—Number taken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Adulterated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Genuine | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Sulphur—Number taken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Adulterated | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Genuine | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Oatmeal—Number taken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Adulterated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Genuine | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Ginger—Number taken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Adulterated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Genuine | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Arrowroot—Number taken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Adulterated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Genuine | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Lard—Number taken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Adulterated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Genuine | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Pepper—Number taken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Adulterated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Genuine | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Cream of Tartar—Number taken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Adulterated | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Genuine | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Coffee—Number taken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Adulterated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Genuine | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
Mustard—Number taken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Adulterated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Genuine | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
It is convenient for reference to enumerate the articles usually sampled under the
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, they are:—milk, cream, and butter; coffee, tea,
pepper, and mustard; flour, bread, sugar, sweets, and jam ; lard, arrowroot, olive
oil, vinegar, lime juice, and cocoa ; ginger, oatmeal, cheese, yeast, and preserved
peas ; sulphur (milk of), cream of tartar, sweet spirit of nitre, laudanum, rhubarb,
cod liver oil, castor oil, and beeswax; wines, as sherry and port, beers, and spirits,
as gin, brandy, rum, and whiskey.