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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE III.—SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS. Samples Analysed during the Year. 1905.
| Genuine. | Adulterated. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| dairy products— | |||
| Milk | 295 | 56 | 351 |
| Butter | 153 | 13 | 166 |
| Cream | 1 | - | 1 |
| Margarine. | 3 | - | 3 |
| Cheese | 9 | - | 9 |
| alcoholic beverages— | |||
| Whisky | 10 | - | 10 |
| Brandy | 3 | - | 3 |
| Rum | 7 | - | 7 |
| Gin | 12 | - | 12 |
| Claret | - | 1 | 1 |
| non-alcoholic beverages— | |||
| Coffee | 18 | - | 18 |
| Chocolate | 1 | - | 1 |
| Cocoa | 2 | - | 2 |
| Coffee and Chicory | 2 | - | 2 |
| CONDIMENTS— | |||
| Pepper | 13 | - | 13 |
| Mustard | 7 | - | 7 |
| SACCHARINE SUBSTANCES— | |||
| Jam | 8 | - | 8 |
| Sweets | 15 | - | 15 |
| DRUGS— | |||
| Chloroform | 1 | - | 1 |
| Sodic Bicarbonate | 1 | - | 1 |
| Tartaric Acid | 1 | - | 1 |
| Citrate of Magnesia | 1 | - | 1 |
| TINNED GOODS— | |||
| Condensed Milk | 2 | - | 2 |
| Sardines | 1 | - | 1 |
| Shrimps | 1 | - | 1 |
| Ham and Tongue | 2 | - | 2 |
| Herrings and Tomato Sauce | 1 | - | 1 |
| miscellaneous— | |||
| Flour | 3 | - | 3 |
| Lard | 5 | - | 5 |
| Infants' Foods | 15 | - | 15 |
| Desiccated Soup | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pea Flour | 1 | - | 1 |
| Meal | 1 | - | 1 |
| Neutral Fat | 1 | - | 1 |
| Sauce | 2 | - | 2 |
| Ice Cream | 1 | - | 1 |
| 600 | 70 | 670 |