London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1898
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1898
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They include 41 of BUTTER; 9 of COCOA; 1 of CREAM; 32 of DRUGS; 1 of LARD; 1 of MALT LIQUOR; 3 of MARGARINE; 98 of MILK; 1 of MUSTARD; 1 of PEPPER; 30 of SPIRITS; 2 of SUET; l of SUGAR; 1 of TAPIOCA; 2 of TEA; 1 of VINEGAR; and 5 of WATER.
| Articles Analysed in 1898. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butter | - | 29 | 6 | 6 | 41 |
| Cocoa | 9 | — | — | — | 9 |
| Cream | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Drugs | — | 5 | 14 | 13 | 32 |
| Lard | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Malt Liquor | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Margarine | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Milk | 29 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 98 |
| Mustard | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Pepper | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Spirits | 30 | — | — | — | 30 |
| Suet | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Sugar | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Tapioca | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Tea | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Vinegar | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Water | — | — | 5 | — | 5 |
| Total | 69 | 49 | 45 | 67 | 230 |