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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Number. | Article of Food. | Number of Samples Purchased. | Genuine, (Inferior in brackets.) | Adulterated. | Prosecutions. | , Convictions. | Withdrawn or Dismissed. | Fines. | Costs. | ||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||||||
23 | Sausage, German | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | Adj. | ||||||
24 | do. liver | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
25 | do. lunch | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
26 | do. Strasburg | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
27 | do. blood | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
28 | do. beef, pork, saveloys | 93 | 74 | 19 | 4 | - | Adj. | ||||||
29 | do. roll | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
30 | Brawn | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
31 | Lobster paste | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||||
32 | Salmon, tinned | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
33 | Sardines | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
34 | Calves' tongue, tinned | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
35 | Chicken and ham paste | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
36 | Salmon and shrimp paste | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
37 | Cod, fresh | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
38 | Haddock, fresh | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
39 | Herrings, fresh | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
40 | Hake, fresh | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
41 | Sole, fresh | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
42 | Shrimps, fresh | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
43 | Vegetables, tinned | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||
44 | Peas, preserved | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
45 | Spinach, preserved | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 |
46 | Pepper | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||
47 | Oil, olive | 29 | 25 (3) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
48 | Ginger, ground | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||
49 | Brandy | 10 | 4 (4) | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
50 | Gin | 9 | 7 (1) | 1 | |||||||||
51 | Whisky | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||
52 | Rum | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | ||||||
53 | Litliia water | 12 | 10 (1) | 1 | |||||||||
54 | Ginger ale | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
55 | do. beer | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
56 | Lemon squash | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
57 | Lemonade | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
58 | Kaola | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
59 | Cream soda | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
60 | Quinine, tincture of | 9 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||
61 | do. wine | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||
62 | Magnesia, fluid | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
63 | Boric acid | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
64 | do. ointment | 9 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||
False butter warranty | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
False crcam warranty | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Obstructing Inspector | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Totals | 1,800 | 1,459 (136) | 205 | 76 | 44 | 25 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 0 |