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 Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1917] 34
Shewing the Samples of Foods and Drugs submitted to the Public Analyst during the year 1917.
Description. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Totals. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | ||||||||
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1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Totals | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Totals. | ||||||
Milk | 150 | 141 | 150 | 150 | 591 | 1301 | 119* | 134* | 142* | 525 | 20* | 22* | 10* | 8* | 66 |
Milk, Separated | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Butter | 50 | 50 | 57 | 40 | 197 | 48 | 43 | 57 | 39 | 187 | 2 | 7 | .. | 1 | 10 |
Cheese | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Lard | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Dripping | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ten | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Coffee | .. | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | .. | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cocoa | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Mustard | 7 | .. | 7 | 7 | 21 | 6 | .. | 7 | 7 | 20 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Pepper | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | 10 | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Golden Syrup | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Malt Vinegar | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | 14 | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Sauce | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 6 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Self-raising Flour | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 14 | .. | .. | 7 | 7* | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Honey | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pickles | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Olive Oil | 5 | 5 | 7 | .. | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | .. | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ground Ginger | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rice | 3 | .. | 7 | .. | 10 | 3 | .. | 7 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Arrowroot | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Black Currant Jam | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | 1† | 1§ | 2‡ | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Raspberry Jam | 1 | .. | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1† | .. | 4‡ | 5 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Apricot Jam | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1‡ | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Strawberry Jam | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 5 | 1† | 2§ | 2‡ | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. |
Baking Powder | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | 10 | 3† | .. | .. | 7 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
*All free from Boric Acid and Formalin.
†All free from Arsenic.
*All free from Sulphurous and Salicylic Acids and Arsenic.
§All free from preservatives and Arsenic.