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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
City of London 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1875-1907. Articles examined during each Quarter of the year 1910.
| Articles submitted for Analysis. | Quarter ending 31st March- | Quarter ending 30th June. | Quarter ending 30th September. | Quarter ending 31st December. | Total lor 1910. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | |
| Milk | 188 | 181 | 7 | 3.7 | 98 | 95 | 3 | 3.0 | 102 | 94 | 8 | 7.8 | 86 | 84 | 2 | 2.3 | 474 | 454 | 20 | 4.2 |
| Butter | 167 | 165 | 2 | 1.1 | 135 | 133 | 2 | 1.4 | 99 | 98 | 1 | 1.0 | 83 | 81 | 2 | 2.4 | 484 | 477 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Coffee | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 24 | 24 | ... | ... |
| Mustard | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | 22 | 22 | ... | ... |
| Cocoa | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | ... | ... |
| Olive Oil | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Drugs | 18 | 18 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 40 | 40 | ... | ... |
| Pepper | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | ||
| Golden Syrup | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | |||||
| Margarine | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Brandy | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Rum | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 4 | 3 | 42.8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Gin | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Whisky | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28.5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22.2 |
| Demerara Sugar | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Prescriptions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | ... |
| Pearksown | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 414 | 405 | 9 | 2.1 | 259 | 254 | 5 | 1.9 | 217 | 208 | 9 | 4.1 | 240 | 231 | 9 | 3.7 | 1,130 | 1,098 | 32 | 2.8 | |
| Informal Samples— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Milk | 2 | 0 | 2 | ... | 48 | 39 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 100.0 | 52 | 39 | 13 | 23.5 |
| Cydrax | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Chocolate | 1 | 0 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 | |
| Fish | 2 | 0 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 100.0 | |
| Preservatives | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | ... | ... |
| Coto Suet | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 |
| Total of Informal Samples | 6 | 1 | 5 | 83.3 | 64 | 54 | 10 | 15.6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 100.0 | 72 | 55 | 17 | 23.6 |
| Total Samples for Year | 420 | 406 | 14 | 3.3 | 323 | 308 | 15 | 4.6 | 217 | 208 | 9 | 4.1 | 242 | 231 | 11 | 45 | 1,202 | 1,153 | 49 | 40 |