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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 1913
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1913 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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| Article. | Total Number of Samples taken. | Genuine | Adulterated or deficient. | Offences other than Adulteration. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butter | 116 | 112 | 4 | 2 |
| Camphorated Oil | 9 | 5 | 4 | – |
| Cheese | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Cocoa | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| Coffee | 11 | 10 | 1 | – |
| Extract of Malt and Cod Liver Oil | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Glycerine | 6 | 2 | 4 | – |
| Jam, Black Currant | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Jam, Raspberry | 7 | 7 | – | – |
| Lard | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Linseed, Crushed | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| Margarine | 6 | 6 | – | 1 |
| Milk | 478 | 430 | 48 | – |
| Milk, separated | 5 | 4 | 1 | – |
| Milk, sour | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Milk and water | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Mustard | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Olive Oil | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Peas, tinned | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Pepper | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Plasmon Oats | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Saffron | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| Sugar, Demerara | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Tea Dust | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Vinegar | 34 | 14 | 20 | – |
| Totals | 710 | 627 | 83 | 3 |