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 St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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§ 3. ADULTERATED FOOD.
Articles of food of which samples have been taken. | Total number of samples | Genuine. | Adulterated. |
---|---|---|---|
Milk | 366 | 295 | 71 |
Butter | 193 | 179 | 14 |
Coffee | 35 | 32 | 3 |
Preserved Peas | 5 | 5 | .. |
Glycerine | 8 | 8 | .. |
Camphorated Oil | 9 | 9 | .. |
Cheese | 7 | .. | |
Pepper | 19 | 19 | .. |
Mustard | 17 | 17 | .. |
Golden Syrup | 6 | 6 | .. |
Arrowroot | 4 | 4 | .. |
Jam | 9 | 9 | .. |
Sago | 1 | 1 | .. |
Tapioca | 1 | 1 | .. |
Lard | 11 | 11 | .. |
Oatmeal | 4 | 4 | .. |
Olive Oil | 5 | 5 | .. |
Ginger | 22 | 2 | .. |
Citric Acid | 2 | 2 | .. |
Tartaric Acid | 2 | 2 | .. |
Vinegar | 13 | 13 | .. |
Flowers of Sulphur | 1 | 1 | .. |
Cream | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Honey | 2 | 2 | .. |
Gin | 2 | 2 | .. |
Whiskey | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Brandy | 2 | 2 | .. |
Tinned Pineapple | 6 | 6 | .. |
„ Tomatoes | 3 | 3 | .. |
Cocoa | 2 | 2 | .. |
Tinned Oxtail Soup | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rum | 1 | 1 | .. |
Demerara Sugar | 2 | 2 | .. |
750 | 655 | 95 |