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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
Hackney 1893
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1893
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Allowed by the Local Government Board this Ninth day of B'ebruary, 1894.
HENRY H. FOWLER,
President.
HUGH OWEN,
Secretary.
Seal of the
Local Government
Board.
| Samples. | No. purchased. | No. adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 100 | 26 |
| Coffee | 18 | 1 |
| Butter | 18 | 2 |
| Cocoa | 7 | 3 |
| Pepper | 14 | 1 |
| Mustard | 8 | — |
| Arrowroot | 8 | — |
| Whisky | 7 | — |
| Rum | 1 | — |
| Gin | 4 | — |
| Ale | 2 | — |
| Precipitated Sulphur | 1 | — |
| Margarine | 2 | — |
| Liquorice | 1 | 1 |
| Cheese | 1 | — |
| Lard | 2 | — |
| Vinegar | 1 | — |
| Condensed Milk | 1 | — |
| Dover's Powder | 1 | — |
| Oatmeal | 1 | — |
| Yeast | 1 | — |
| Bread | 8 | — |
| Flour | 2 | — |
| Olive Oil | 1 | — |
| 200 | 84 |