Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 11.
Food and Drugs Analysed.
No. | Article. | Number examined. | Number adulterated or otherwise giving rise to irregularity. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal. | Informal. | Private. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Private. | Total. | ||
l | Almond Essence | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
2 | Almonds, Ground | - | 8 | - | 8 | ||||
3 | Bicarbonate of Soda | - | 7 | - | 7 | ||||
4 | Blancmange Powder | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||||
5 | Blaud's Pills | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||||
6 | Boric Ointment | - | 10 | - | 10 | ||||
7 | Brandy | - | 1 | - | I | ||||
8 | Butter | 53 | 6 | - | 59 | ||||
9 | Butter and Broad | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
10 | Butter and Roll | 1 | 103 | - | 104 | ||||
11 | Camphorated Oil | - | 3 | - | 3 | ||||
12 | Candied Peel | - | 3 | - | 3 | ||||
13 | Castor Oil | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
14 | Cheese | - | 38 | - | 38 | ||||
15 | Cinnamon, Essence of | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||||
16 | Cocoa | - | 18 | - | 18 | ||||
17 | Coffee | - | 34 | - | 34 | ||||
18 | " Cookeen " | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
19 | Cornflour | - | 4 | - | 4 | ||||
20 | Cream, loose | 14 | - | - | 14 | ||||
21 | Cream, tinned | - | 6 | - | 6 | ||||
22 | Currants | - | 12 | - | 12 | ||||
23 | Custard Powder. | - | 5 | - | 5 | ||||
24 | Dripping | - | 17 | - | 17 | ||||
25 | Epsom Salts | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||||
26 | Fat, Cooking | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | ||||
27 | Fish Paste | -. | 6 | - | 6 | ||||
28 | Flour, Self-raising | - | 27 | - | 27 | ||||
29 | Friar's Balsam | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
30 | Fruit, Dried | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||||
31 | Ginger, Ground | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||||
32 | Halibut Liver Oil | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
33 | Honey | - | 16 | - | 16 | ||||
34 | Iodine, Tincture of | - | 6 | - | 6 | ||||
35 | Jam | - | 33 | - | 33 | ||||
36 | J elly | - | 7 | - | 7 | ||||
37 | Lard | 1 | 27 | - | 28 | ||||
38 | "Lardex" | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||||
39 | LemonCurd | - | 3 | - | 3 | ||||
40 | Lemon Essence | - | 3 | - | 3 | ||||
41 | Lemonade Powder | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||||
42 | Margarine | 1 | 47 | - | 48 | ||||
43 | Marmalade | - | 28 | - | 28 | ||||
44 | Meat Paste | - | 6 | - | 6 | ||||
45 | Mercuric Ointment | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||||
46 | Milk | 87 | 40 | - | 127 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
47 | Milk, Condensed | - | 9 | - | 9 | ||||
48 | Milk, Dried | - | 5 | - | 5 | ||||
49 | Mincemeat | - | 3 | - | 3 | ||||
50 | Mint, Dried | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
51 | Mint Sauce | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
52 | Mustard | - | 19 | - | 19 | ||||
53 | Mustard, French | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||||
54 | Oatmeal | - | 4 | - | 4 | ||||
55 | Olive Oil | - | 14 | - | 14 | ||||
56 | Paraffin, Liquid | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||||
57 | Pearl Barley | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||||
58 | Peas, Tinned | - | 8 | - | 8 | ||||
59 | Pepper | - | 14 | - | 14 | ||||
60 | Pickle, Mustard | - | 5 | - | 5 | ||||
61 | Pineapple Curd | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
Carried forward | 158 | 641 | - | 799 | I | - | - | 1 |