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
City of Westminster 1909
[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 | Withdrawn or Dismissed.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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | 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 | |