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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
Fulham 1897
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1897
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Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. The following samples were taken for analysis during the year:—
| No. of Samples. | No. Adulterated. | |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 117 | 12 |
| Coffee | 17 | 1 |
| Sugar | 6 | 3 |
| Condensed Milk | 1 | — |
| Butter | 36 | 8 |
| Lard | 4 | — |
| Pepper | 10 | — |
| Mustard | 2 | — |
| Cocoa | 3 | 2 |
| Sago | 1 | — |
| Linseed Meal | 4 | — |
| Whiskey | 4 | — |
| Rum | 1 | — |
| 206 | 26 |
12.6 per cent, of the samples examined were adulterated, against
7.6 in 1896.
One sample was obtained for every 583 of the population, as compared with one for every 414 persons in London in 1896. Prosecutions were instituted by the Vestry in the following cases:—
| Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| Wm. Barton, 68, May street | Selling milk adulterated with 14 per cent, of added water and from which 65 per cent, of its natural fat had been abstracted. | Fined £2 and 10s. 6d. costs |
| Maurice Evans, 357, Lillie road | Refusing to serve the Inspector with a sample of milk for analysis. | Fined £2 |
| James Pearson, 7, West Kensington terrace | Selling skim milk adulterated with 17 per cent, of added water. | Fined £i and 10s.6d. costs. |