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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
Islington 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1910
Table CXXIII.
| Description. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Totals. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Totals. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Totals. | ||||||
| Milk | 165 | 150 | 150 | 155 | 620 | 155 | 131 | 131 | 145 | 562 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 58 |
| Milk (Separated) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Butter | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 200 | 46 | 49 | 46 | 49 | 190 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Cheese | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | |||||
| Dripping | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Lard | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 35 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Coffee | 7 | .. | 5 | .. | 12 | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | 10 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Cocoa | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Golden Syrup | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | 14 | 6 | .. | 5 | .. | 11 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Honey | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| White Pepper | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | 14 | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Mustard | .. | 7 | .. | 7 | 14 | .. | 7 | .. | 7 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ground Ginger | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Sausages | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| † Gooseberries | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Demerara Sugar | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Cinnamon | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Arrowroot | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Sauce | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 |
| Condensed Milk | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Vinegar (Malt) | 8 | 6 | .. | .. | 14 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | 9 |
| *Irish Whiskey | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| *Scotch Whiskey | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| *Rum | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| *Gin | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| *Brandy | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Lime Water | .. | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||
| Oil of Eucalyptus | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | •• | .. |
†Contained 0.012 per cent of Tin.
*Examined for strength only.