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 St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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Article. | Genuine. | Adulterated. |
---|---|---|
Cream | 45 | - |
Cheese | 36 | 1 |
Margarine | 83 | I |
Coffee | 19 | 3 |
Coffee and Chicory | 2 | - |
Cocoa | 5 | - |
Pepper | 9 | - |
Mustard | 7 | 1 |
Vinegar | 3 | - |
Oatmeal | 4 | - |
Flour | 5 | - |
Ground Ginger | 1 | - |
Baking Powder | 1 | - |
Custard Powder | 3 | - |
Lemonade Powder | 1 | - |
Jam | 13 | 2 |
Apple Jelly | 1 | - |
Golden Syrup | 3 | - |
Ice Cream | 1 | - |
Sweets | 1 | 1 |
Lard | 12 | - |
Tomatoes | 1 | - |
Spinach | 1 | - |
Pickles | 2 | - |
Lime Juice Cordial | 2 | 1 |
Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | 5 | - |
Ipecacuanha Wine | 1 | - |
Sweet Spirits of Nitre | 5 | - |
Paregoric | 1 | - |
Olive Oil | 4 | - |
Gall and Opium Ointment | 3 | - |
Quinine Powder | 1 | - |
Gregory Powder | 4 | 3 |
Compound Liquorice Powder | 7 | - |
Boracic Ointment | 3 | - |
Boracic Acid | 1 | - |
Sulphur Ointment | 2 | - |
Zinc Ointment | 1 | - |
Dover Powder | 3 | - |
Totals | 990 | 78 |