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
Bethnal Green 1908
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1908 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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APPENDIX P (1). Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875—1907. Samples taken Officially and submitted for Analysis during the Year.
| Total No. of Samples taken | Article. | Genuine, | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowroot | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Butter | 125 | 114 | 11 |
| „ Milk-blended | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Salt | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Camphorated Oil | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Cheese | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Cocoa | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Coffee | 25 | 24 | 1 |
| „ and Chicory | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Cornflour | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Jam, Blackcurrant | 1 | 1 | ... |
| „ Raspberry | 6 | 6 | ... |
| Lard | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Margarine | 5 | 5 | ... |
| Milk | 409 | 373 | 36 |
| „ Separated | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Mustard | 13 | 13 | ... |
| Olive Oil | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Pepper | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Pigs' Kidney | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Tea Dust | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Vinegar, Malt | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Totals | 617 | 565 | 52 |