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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
Bethnal Green 1902
The Chief Inspector's seventh annual report on the work of the public health and housing department for the year ending December 31st 1902
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14
Sale of Food
and
Drugs Acts.
Under the provisions of these Acts, a total of
396 Samples of Food and Drugs were taken
and submitted to the Public Analyst, who
certified that 57 of the samples were either
adulterated or sold contrary to the Acts. The particulars of the articles taken were:—
| Article of Food. | Genuine. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 205 | 34 |
| Butter | 99 | 21 |
| Pepper | 11 | — |
| Mustard | 11 | — |
| Coffee | 6 | — |
| Arrowroot | 1 | — |
| Cornflour | 2 | — |
| Flour | 4 | — |
| Margarine | 5 | — |
| Sweets | 2 | — |
| Chocolate Dessert | 1 | — |
| ,, Cream | 1 | — |
| ,, Toffee | 1 | — |
| Summer Drinks— | — | |
| "Pineapple" | 2 | — |
| "Lemonade" | 1 | — |
| " Raspberry " | 1 | — |
| "Sherry" | 1 | — |
| " Lemon Squash | 1 | — |
| Water | 1 | — |
| Whisky | 10 | 1 |
| Gin | 7 | — |
| Bum | 7 | — |
| Sweet Spirits of Nitre | 2 | — |
| Liquorice Powder | 1 | — |
| Citrate of Magnesia | 1 | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 2 | — |
| Turkey Rhubarb | 2 | — |