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
Hackney 1911
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1911
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| Articles Purchased. | Number Purchased. | Number Adulterated. | Number where proceedings taken. | Number of Samples Adulterated with percentage of Adulteration. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 516 | 69 | 15 | See samples of Milk analysed (next page). | |
| Butter | 322 | 16 | 8 | 86% foreign fat. | 3 |
| 83% „ | 1 | ||||
| 82% „ | 1 | ||||
| 80% „ | 1 | ||||
| 68% „ | 1 | ||||
| 50% „ | 1 | ||||
| 13% „ | 1 | ||||
| 7% excess of water | 3 | ||||
| 2% „ | 1 | ||||
| 1% „ | 3 | ||||
| Olive Oil | 15 | ||||
| Cocoa | 12 | ||||
| Lard | 12 | ||||
| Camphorated Oil | 9 | 1 | 15.9% deficient in camphor. | ||
| Coffee | 6 | ||||
| Pepper | 6 | ||||
| Mustard | 6 | ||||
| Cheese | 6 | ||||
| Arrowroot | 6 | ||||
| Paregoric | 6 | ||||
| Cream | 5 | ||||
| Margarine | 3 | 1 | Served in plain wrapper. 2.84 excess of water. | ||
| Whisky | 3 | 1 | |||
| Gin | 3 | ||||
| Dripping | 3 | ||||
| Liquorice Powder... | 3 | ||||
| 942 | 87 | 24 | |||