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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
Islington 1898
Forty-third annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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168
1898]
Samples
taken.
Description.
Genuine.
Adulterated
543 Milk 492 51
63 Whisky 56 7
12 Gin 12 —
14 Coffee 12 2
8 Cocoa 6 3
5 Castor Oil 5 —
6 Pepper 6 —
3 Mustard 3 —
2 Arrowroot 2 —
3 Vinegar 3 —
102 Butter 92 10
6 Lard 5 1
9 Cheese 9 —
2 Ground Ginger 2 —
21 Olive Oil 19 2
7 Tincture of Rhubarb 7 —
6 Chicory 6 —
1 Precipitated Sulphur 1 —
6 Glycerine 6 —
7 Sweets 7 —
4 Citric Acid 2 2
2 Linseed Meal 2 —
2 Brandy 2 —
2 Tea 2 —
2 Skim Milk 2 —
4 Flour 4 —
1 Saffron 1 —
1 Cinnamon 1 —
6 Yellow Wax — 6
2 Rom 2 —
4 Cod Liver Oil 4 —
6 Sweet Spirits of Nitre 3 3
4 Camphorated Oil 4 —
4 Lime Water 3 1
5 Eucalyptus Oil 2 3
875 All Articles 784 91
MARGARINE ACT.
| Samplet taken. | Description, | | Samples cold J in contravention of Act. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 24 | ||||