Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Forty-second annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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166
1897]
Table CIII.
Samples taken. | Description of Food or Drug. | Genuine. | Adulterated |
---|---|---|---|
513 | Milk | 464 | 49 |
80 | Whisky | 67 | 13 |
8 | Gin | 8 | — |
22 | Coffee | 15 | 7 |
Cocoa | 1 | 1 | |
6 | Demerara Sugar | 3 | 3 |
5 | Black Pepper | 5 | — |
4 | Mustard | 4 | — |
4 | Arrowroot | 4 | — |
9 | Vinegar | 9 | — |
75 | Butter | 64 | 11 |
8 | Lard | 7 | 1 |
10 | Cheese | 10 | — |
9 | Ground Ginger | 9 | — |
19 | Olive Oil | 17 | 2 |
6 | Tincture of Rhubarb | — | 6 |
6 | Cream of Tartar | 5 | 1 |
6 | Precipitated Sulphur | 6 | — |
26 | Glycerine | 23 | 3 |
3 | Sweets | 3 | — |
10 | Honey | 10 | — |
10 | Linseed Meal | 10 | — |
6 | Brandy | 6 | — |
2 | Black Tea | 2 | — |
1 | Cream | 1 | — |
4 | Jam (Plum) | 4 | — |
6 | Saffron | 5 | 1 |
3 | Cinnamon | 3 | — |
863 | All Articles | 765 | 98=11.3% |
MARGARINE ACT.
Samples taken. | Description. | Samples sold incontravention of Act. |
---|---|---|
40 | Margarine | 13 |
5 not submitted to Analyst.