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 Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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183
Shewing percentage of different adulterated Samples during 1910 (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.
1910.
7.6
2.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
4.9*
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.0
Late Vestry.
1900
14.2
1 1.0
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
2 0.0
—
—
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
38
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 Vinegar, Dripping, Margarine, Baking Powder, Olive Oil, Salad Oil, Custard
Powder, Oatmeal, Pea Flour, Ground Rice, and German Sausage.