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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 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, The Vestry of the Parish of]
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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.
Samples procured by Inspector Wiggs, together with the result cf Analyses, during the year 1896.
| samples. | number procured. | number adulterated. | samples. | number procured. | number adulterated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 199 | 22 | Brought forward | 516 | 66 |
| Butter | 203 | 36 | Rum | 1 | ... |
| Coffee | 53 | 8 | Pickles | 4 | ... |
| Mustard | 19 | ... | Tapioca | 1 | ... |
| Pepper | 19 | ... | Jam | 3 | ... |
| Lemonade | 2 | ... | Vinegar | 5 | ... |
| Soda Water | 1 | ... | Whisky | 5 | ... |
| Tea | 3 | ... | Iodide of Potassium | 1 | ... |
| Arrowroot | 3 | ... | Ginger Ale | 1 | ... |
| Cocoa | 5 | ... | Tincture of Iodine | 1 | ... |
| Flour | 2 | ... | Ground Ginger | 2 | ... |
| Epsom Salts | 2 | ... | Bread | 2 | ... |
| Powdered Rhubarb | 2 | ... | Lard | 4 | ... |
| Brandy | 1 | ... | Sugar | 1 | ... |
| Gin | 2 | ... | Oatmeal | 2 | ... |
| Carried forward | 516 | 66 | Total | 549 | 66 |
Food and Drugs Summonses issued, 64; Convictions, 60; Cautioned, 2. 4 Summonses were dismissed, I withdrawn,
and I unable to be served. A Summons was in addition taken out, and conviction obtained, against a person for refusing
to sell Butter to the Inspector, and one against a person for obstructing the Inspector in the discharge of his duty in
taking a Sample of Milk.
Although 66 Samples were certificated as adulterated by the Analyst, in two cases no action was taker.—one a 5 percent.
Water-adulterated Milk, and the other a Coffee, with a printed label drawing attention to the fact that the Coffee was
a mixture.