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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 1909
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1909
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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1879-1809.
SAMPLES PURCHASED DURING YEAR, 1909.
Articles Purchased.
Number
Purchased.
N umber
Adulterated.
Number
where
proceedings
taken.
Number of Samples Adulterated
with percentage of Adulteration.
Milk
501
47
10
See samples of Milk analysed
(next page).
Butter
274
10
5
86.6% foreign fat.
86%
823% „
74.48% „
58% „
7% excess of water.
4.4% „
0.77% „
0.5% „
0.31% „
Coffee
8
Margarine
16
Cocoa
9
Pepper
6
Lard
16
Olive Oil
24
1
1
100% Cotton Seed Oil.
Mustard
6
Meat Extract
5
Whisky
18
5
1
9.33% excess of water.
6.21% „
2.9% „
1.7% „
1.20% „
Cream
12
Bread
1
Camphorated Oil
12
1
1
55.75% deficient in camphor.
Paregoric
3
Gin
6
1
...
8% excess of water.
Rice
6
Dripping
6
1
1
8% excess of water.
Demerara Sugar
15
Castor Sugar
3
Vinegar
3
2
...
Acid derived from wood (2).
950
68
19