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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
Stoke Newington 1919
Report of the Medical Officer of Health and Public Analyst for the year 1919
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TABLE V.
ANALYSES PERFORMED UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS DURING THE YEAR 1919.
| Article submitted for Analysis | No. of Genuine Samples | No. of Adulterated Samples | Remarks as to Adulteration. |
|---|---|---|---|
| (177) | (163) | (14) | |
| Ale | 2 | — | (1) 3.5% added water. Vendor cautioned. (2) 8 5% added water. Defendant fined £1 1s. and 12s. 6d. costs. (3) 7'5% added water. Defendant fined £2 and 20s. costs. (4) 1.3% added water. Vendor cautioned (5) 3% deficiency in solids non-fat. Vendor cautioned. (6) 35% added water. Vendor cautioned. ( (7) 2% added water. Vendor cautioned. (8) 3.5% added water. Vendor cautioned. (9) 6'7% deficiency in fat. Vendor cautioned. (10) Slight deficiency in solids, nonfat. Vendor cautioned. (11) Slight deficiency in solids, nonfat. Vendor cautioned. (12) Slight deficiency in solids, non-fat. Vendor cautioned (13) 2 7% added water. Vendor cautioned. |
| Beer | 1 | — | |
| Butter | 6 | — | |
| Cake Flour | 1 | — | |
| Co flee | 10 | — | |
| Dripping. | 7 | — | |
| Flour | 2 | — | |
| Gin | 2 | — | |
| Lard | 4 | — | |
| Lemonade Powde | 1 | — | |
| Licquorice Powder | 2 | — | |
| Milk | 77 | 13 | |
| Margarine | 18 | — | |
| Mixed Sweets | 1 | — | |
| Portion of Ham | 1 | — | |
| Paregoric | 1 | _ | |
| Rabbit | 2 | — | |
| Hum | 1 | — | |
| Sausages | 4 | — | |
| Stout | 4 | — | |
| Seidlitz Powder | 1 | — | |
| Spirits, Nitre | 2 | — | |
| Sugar | 4 | — | |
| Vinegar | 1 | — | |
| Whiskey | 6 | 1 | 35.7 % underproof. Defendant fined £25 and £5 5s. costs. |
| Water | 1 | — | |
| Pepper | 1 | — |