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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
Lambeth 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Shewing percentage of different adulterated Samples during 1908 (Borough), and in ten years
1891-1900 (Parish).
| Year. | Milk. | Butter. | Coffee. | Bread and Flour. | Cocoa and Chocolate. | Cheese and Lard | Other Groceries. | Sundries. | Spirits. | Brandy. | Gin. | Rum. | Whisky. | Ale and Porter. | Wines. | Aerated Waters. | Drugs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boro' Council | 1908 | 9.3 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | * 41.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33.3 | |
| Late Vertry. | 1900 | 14.2 | 11.0 | 17.8 | - | - | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | |
| 1899 | 10.9 | 14.5 | 6.9 | - | - | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 33.3 | - | 0.0 | 20.0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1898 | 13.6 | 14.5 | 10.3 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | - | 0.0 | 50.0 | 5.9 | - | - | - | 18.8 | ||
| 1897 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 3.03 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 11.1 | 17. 7 | - | 25.0 | 18.2 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 14.3 | ||
| 1896 | 11.06 | 17.7 | 15.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.9 | ||
| 1895 | 21.05 | 14.7 | 26.4 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.6 | 16.0 | - | 12.5 | 25.0 | - | . | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | ||
| 1894 | 27.6 | 22.4 | 30.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | ||
| 1893 | 30.4 | 35.04 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | - | - | - | 0.0 | ||
| 1892 | 31.3 | 36.4 | 18.4 | - | 66.7 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | ||
| 1891 | 47.8 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | . | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
0.0 means that all samples were reported to be genuine and unadulterated.—means that no samples were taken during the year.
*The Sundries include, German Sausage, Brawn, Pork Sausage, Vinegar, Sweetmeats, and Margarine.