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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
Stoke Newington 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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Table showing the results of Analyses of Samples taken under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, during the year 1904 in England and Wales:—
| Percentage Adulterated | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1903. | 1904. | |
| Milk | 10.4 | 11.1 |
| Butter | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| Cheese | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Margarine | 3.5 | 7.1 |
| Lard | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Bread | – | 0.2 |
| Flour | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Tea | – | – |
| Coffee | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Cocoa | 15.3 | 8.8 |
| Sugar | 8.1 | 5.4 |
| Mustard | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Cenfectionery and Jam | 4.1 | 5.5 |
| Pepper | 2.9 | 1.8 |
| Wine | 17.8 | 17.6 |
| Beer | 2.3 | 7.0 |
| Spirits | 11.8 | 12.0 |
| Drugs | 9.6 | 11.3 |
| Other Articles | 6.0 | 7.3 |
| All Articles | 7.9 | 8.5 |
There does not appear to be any evidence forthcoming of a
reduction in the pernicious practice of the addition of chemical antiseptics
to food. It would be a great gain to the public health if only