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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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ANALYSES UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS
DURING 1909.
| Article. | Genuine. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 379 | 22 |
| Milk, skimmed | 1 | 1 |
| Butter | 143 | 8 |
| Bread and Butter | 1 | 3 |
| Cream | 9 | — |
| Cheese | 9 | — |
| Margarine | 66 | 2 |
| Whisky | 7 | 1 |
| Brandy | 5 | — |
| Gin | 5 | — |
| Rum | 1 | — |
| Sherry | 3 | — |
| Beer | 5 | — |
| Coffee | 5 | 1 |
| Cocoa | 5 | — |
| Pepper | 2 | — |
| Mustard | 3 | 1 |
| Ground Ginger | 1 | — |
| Malt Vinegar | 1 | 1 |
| Jam | 1 | — |
| Marmalade | 2 | — |
| Sugar | 1 | — |
| Sweets | 1 | .— |
| Lard | 4 | — |
| Condensed Milk | 5 | — |
| Canned Apricots | 2 | — |
| Canned Shrimps | 2 | — |
| Canned Salmon and Shrimps | 1 | — |
| Canned Chicken | 1 | .— |
| Canned Turkey and Tongue | 1 | — |
| Beef Dripping | 3 | — |
| Beef Sausages | 1 | — |
| Pork Sausages | 2 | — |
| Sauces | 3 | — |
| Ginger Wine | 2 | — |
| Elderberry Wine | 2 | — |
| Quinine Wine | 2 | — |
| Elderberry Wine | 2 | — |
| Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | 2 | — |
| Ipecacuanha Wine | 2 | — |
| Sweet Spirits of Nitre | 4 | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 4 | — |
| Olive Oil | 5 | — |
| Chlorate of Potash Lozenges | 2 | — |
| Pepsin | 1 | — |
| Gall and Opium Ointment | 2 | — |
| Cod Liver Oil | 1 | — |
| Gregory's Powder | 2 | 1 |
| Compound Liquorice Powder | 1 | — |
| Flour | 2 | — |
| Total | 715 | 41 |