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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
Lewisham 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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I have extracted a few examples from reported cases adjudicated upon in various parts of England during the year 1903s
| Articles of Food. | Sophistication. |
|---|---|
| Alum. | |
| Rechurning with water or milk to increase proportion of water. Colouration with Annato or Aniline Dyes to improve appearance. The addition of Boracie Acid as preservative. The substitution in part or entirely of foreign fats. | |
| Manufacture from Skimmed Milk or the addition of foreign fats. | |
| The addition of Starch, Sugar and Oxide of Iron. | |
| Chicory, in some cases as much as 80 per cent. | |
| Inferior Sugar dyed with Aniline colour. | |
| 50 per cent, of Cotton-seed Oil. | |
| Glucose. | |
| The addition of Glucose. | |
| The addition of Salicylic Acid, Glucose. Substitution of cheaper fruits or vegetable material, and the addition of Aniline Dyes. | |
| Addition of from 50 to 80 per cent, of Cotton-seed Oil. | |
| Addition of Flour and Turmeric. | |
| Ootton-seed Oil. | |
| Mixed with ground Olive Stones. Ground Rice. | |
| Copper added. | |
| Ground Vegetable matter. | |
| Added water and Methylated Spirit. | |
| Admixture of 33 per cent, of Starch. | |
| The addition of doubtful flavouring matters and Aniline colours, Arsenic. | |
| The addition of Boracic or Salicylic Acid. | |
| Pyroligneous Acid. | |
| Artificial manufacture, producing a liquid that was never acquainted with the grape. Addition of Dyes, Glycerine, Salicylic Acid, and other chemical preservatives. |
The respectable retailer welcomes the enforcement of the
Food and Drugs Acts in a district, because it is a check to the