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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 IX.—SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
Samples Analysed during March Quarter. 1905.
| Genuine. | Adulterated. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| dairy products— | |||
| Milk | 52 | 9 | 61 |
| Butter | 14 | — | 14 |
| Cream | 1 | — | 1 |
| Lard | 1 | — | 1 |
| alcoholic beverages— | |||
| Whisky | 7 | — | 7 |
| Brandy | 3 | — | 3 |
| Rum | 6 | — | 6 |
| Gin | 6 | — | 6 |
| non-alcoholic beverages— | |||
| Coffee | 2 | — | 2 |
| condiments— | |||
| Pepper | 7 | — | 7 |
| Mustard | 4 | — | 4 |
| saccharine substances— | |||
| Jam | 6 | — | 6 |
| Sweets | 8 | — | 8 |
| TINNED GOODS— | |||
| Condensed Milk | 2 | — | 2 |
| Sardines (Paste) | 1 | — | 1 |
| Shrimps (Potted) | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ham and Tongue | 2 | — | 2 |
| Herrings and Tomato Sauce | 1 | — | 1 |
| drugs— | |||
| Chloroform | 1 | — | 1 |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tartaric Acid | 1 | — | 1 |
| Citrate of Magnesia | 1 | — | 1 |
| MISCELLANEOUS— | |||
| Infants' Food | 15 | — | 15 |
| Dessicated Soup | 1 | — | 1 |
| 144 | 9 | 153 | |