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 Westminster, City of]
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Sale ok Food and Drugs Acts.
Samples Purchased under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, showing result of Analysis and subsequent Proceedings.
| Number. | Articles of Food. | Number of Samples Purchased. | Genuine. (In-ferior in brackets.) | Adulterated. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | Warranty or Disclosure. | Fines. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milk | 831 | 676 (63) | 92 | 56 | 30 | 26 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Separated milk | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | Skimmed milk | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Sterilized milk | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Dried milk | 8 | 3 (1) | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Dried separated milk | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Condensed milk | 21 | 20 | 1 | |||||||||
| 8 | Ice cream | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Butter | 214 | 192 (3) | 19 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Margarine | 50 | 45 (1) | 4 | |||||||||
| 11 | Lard | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Cheese | 46 | 31 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||
| 13 | Tea | 38 | 38 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Coffee | 68 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 15 | Coffee and chicory | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 16 | Do. extract | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Coffee extract | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Coffee mixture | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Cocoa | 61 | 54 (2) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 20 | Cocoa mixture | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Chocolate | 19 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Chocolate powder | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Almond oil | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Olive oil | 40 | 37 (1) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 25 | Bread | 31 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Bice | 27 | 13 (3) | 11 | |||||||||
| 27 | Sago | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Tapioca | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Oatmeal | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Honey | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Golden syrup | 20 | 19 | 1 | |||||||||
| 32 | Refined syrup | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 33 | Sweets | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Lime juice | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 35 | Sausage | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Mustard | 45 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 37 | Pepper | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 38 | Tinned peas | 49 | 12 | 37 | 5 | 5 | — | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 39 | Dried peas | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 40 | Tinned spinach | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | — | 38 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | |
| 41 | Do. haricot beans | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 42 | Ale | 17 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 43 | Brandy | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||
| 44 | Claret | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 45 | Prescription | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 46 | Crushed linseed | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 47 | Sugar of milk | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 48 | Cod liyer oil | 8 | 7 (1) | ||||||||||
| 49 | Borax and honey | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 50 | Lime water | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 51 | Distilled water | 9 | 7 (1) | 1 | |||||||||
| 52 | Chlorodyne lozenges | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 1,800 | 1,493 (76) | 231 | 98 | 65 | 29 | 154 | 17 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 0 | |