Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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APPENDIX TO THE REPORT
OF THE
Medical Officer of Health.
Summary of Analytical Work for the Year ending March 25th, 1882.
name of sample. | Genuine. | Of doubtful Quality. | Adulterated. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Milk | 24 | |||
Bread | — | — | ||
Butter | 1 | — | 1 | |
Tea | — | — | ||
Coffee | — | |||
Mustard | — | |||
Pepper | — | |||
Flour | — | — | ||
Sugar | — | — | ||
Brandy | — | — | ||
Port Wine | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Vinegar | — | — | ||
Sweetmeats | — | — | ||
Of these 154 samples, only 2, namely, one of Milk and
one of Port Wins, were bought by private purchasers ; they
were both genuine, that of Milk being a very rich one.
The other 152 samples were all purchased under my
direction by your Inspector.