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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 1902
Forty-seventh annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington
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1902] 220
| Samples taken. | Description. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 586 | Milk | 528 | 58 | 9.9 |
| 2 | Malt Vinegar | 2 | ||
| 178 | Butter | 150 | 28 | 15.7 |
| 10 | Mustard | 10 | ||
| 3 | Cocoa | 3 | ||
| 1 | Lard | 1 | ||
| 11 | Gin | 9 | 18.2 | |
| 6 | Pepper (White) | 6 | ||
| 3 | Cheese | 3 | ||
| 35 | Coffee | 21 | 40. 0 | |
| 3 | Tea (Black) | 3 | ||
| 1 | Brandy | 1 | ||
| 1 | Baking Powder | 1 | ||
| 1 | Diluted Acetic Acid | 1 | ||
| 0 | Cream of Tartar | 100. 0 | ||
| 3 | Corn Flour | 3 | ||
| 3 | Iron Pills | 2 | 33. 3 | |
| 2 | Pills | 2 | ||
| 2 | Quinine Wine | 2 | ||
| 6 | Linseed (crushed) | 6 | ||
| 2 | Yeast | 2 | ||
| 1 | Saltpetre | 1 | ||
| 17 | Demerara Sugar | 6 | 11 | 64. 7 |
| 1 | Sweets | 1 | 100 .0 | |
| 1 | Ground Ginger | 1 | ||
| 2 | Sweet Spirits of Nitre | 2 | ||
| 1 | Tine, of Iodine | 1 | 100. 0 | |
| 2 | Iodide or Potassium | 2 | ||
| 1 | Tincture of Rhubarb | 1 | ||
| 8 | Whiskey | 8 | ||
| 2 | Rum | 2 | ||
| 2 | Sago | 2 | ||
| 2 | Arrowroot | 2 | ||
| 1 | Precipitated Sulphur | 1 | ||
| 2 | Black Pepper | 2 | ||
| 1 | Tincture of Jalap | 1 | 100.0 | |
| 909 | All Articles | 786 | 123 | 13 .5 |
| Samples taken. | Description. | Samples sold in accordance with the Act. | Samples sold contrary to Act. | Percentage sold in contravention of the Act. |
|---|---|---|---|---|