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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
City of London 1896
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1896
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They include 5 of BEER; 7 of BREAD; 32 of
BUTTER; 3 of COFFEE; 25 of DRUGS; 1 of
LARD; 6 of MARGARINE; 1 of MEAT; 64 of
MILK; 8 of PRESERVED MILK; 11 of MILK
PRESERVATIVES; 5 of PICKLES; 25 of
SPIRITS; 1 of TEA; 8 of TEMPERANCE
DRINKS; 9 of WATER; and 1 of WINE.
Tabulated Statement I.
| Articles Analyzed in 1896. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beer (Stout) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ (Ale) | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Bread | 6 | — | 1 | — | 7 |
| Butter | 17 | 13 | — | 2 | 32 |
| Coffee | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Drugs | 6 | — | — | 19 | 25 |
| Lard | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Margarine | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 |
| Meat (Cooked Ham) | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Milk | 17 | 19 | 5 | 23 | 64 |
| ,, (Preserved) | 4 | 4 | — | — | 8 |
| ,, (Preservatives) - | — | 11 | — | 11 | |
| Pickles | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
| Spirits | — | — | — | 25 | 25 |
| Tea (Infusion of) Temperance | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Drinks | — | — | — | 8 | 8 |
| Water | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 9 |
| Wine | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 57 | 56 | 10 | 89 | 212 |