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
Fulham 1912
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1912
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54
A summons against the wholesale dealer at Smithfield
Market, who supplied the butcher, was dismissed,
as he proved that at the time he sold the pluck he did
not know, and had no reason to believe, that it was
tuberculous.
The following articles examined at the request of the
owners were condemned and destroyed:—
8 boxes of fish. 1 barrel of grapes.
3 sacks of winkles. 114 boxes of dates.
8 bushels of cherries.
| Article. | Number of Samples taken Officially. | Number Adulterated. | Number of Samples taken Unofficially. | Number Adulterated. | Total Samples. | Total Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulteration. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 368 | 26 | 3 | ... | 371 | 26 | 7.0 | |
| Separated Milk | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | ... | |
| Cream | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Dried Milk | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Condensed Milk | ... | ... | l | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Butter | 30 | 9 | 327 | 34 | 357 | 43 | 12.1 | |
| Lard | ... | ... | 27 | ... | 27 | ... | ... | |
| Cheese | ... | ... | 26 | ... | 26 | ... | ... | |
| Coffee | 7 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 40 | 9 | 22.5 | |
| Cocoa | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | |
| Mustard | ... | ... | 19 | ... | 19 | ... | ... | |
| Pepper | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Beef Dripping | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | |
| Preserved Peas | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Bread | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Flour | ... | ... | 20 | ... | 20 | ... | ... | |
| Self Raising Flour | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Baking Powder | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 8.7 | |
| Arrowroot | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Rice | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Sago | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Tapioca | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Oatmeal | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Infants' Food | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Olive Oil | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | |
| Red Currant Jelly | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | |
| Ginger Beer | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Mercury Ointment | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | |
| Camphorated Oil | 2 | ... | 17 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 5.3 | |
| Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| 431 | 39 | 568 | 47 | 999 | 86 | 8.6 | ||