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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
Marylebone 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE VI.—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts—Samples Analysed during the March Quarter, 1901.
| Genuine. | Adulterated. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAIRY PRODUCTS — | |||
| Milk | 53 | 2 | 55 |
| Butter | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | |||
| Whisky | 10 | 10 | |
| Brandy | 3 | 3 | |
| Rum | 1 | 1 | |
| Gin | 2 | 2 | |
| Sloe Gin | 1 | 1 | |
| Beer | 54 | 54 | |
| NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES— | |||
| Tea | 2 | 2 | |
| Coffee | 3 | 3 | |
| Cocoa | 3 | 3 | |
| CONDIMENTS— | |||
| Pepper | 2 | 2 | |
| Mustard | 2 | 2 | |
| Worcester Sauce | 1 | 1 | |
| DRUGS— | |||
| Quinine | 1 | 1 | |
| Rhubarb Powder | 1 | 1 | |
| Liquorice Powder | 1 | 1 | |
| Sodic Bicarbonate | 1 | 1 | |
| SACCHARINE SUBSTANCES— | |||
| Sweets | 4 | 4 | |
| Golden Syrup | 2 | 2 | |
| Honey | 5 | 5 | |
| Jam | . 12 | 12 | |
| TINNED & BOTTLED GOODS— | |||
| Condensed Milk | 1 | 1 | |
| Apricots | 1 | 1 | |
| Pineapple. | 1 | 1 | |
| Sugar Corn | 1 | 1 | |
| Baked Beans | 1 | 1 | |
| Chicken and Tongue Paste | 1 | 1 | |
| Bottled Peas | 1 | 2 | |
| Bottled Beans | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| MISCELLANEOUS— | |||
| Lard | 1 | 1 | |
| Pea Flour | 1 | 1 | |
| Desiccated Soup | 1 | 1 | |
| 192 | 199 | ||