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]
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TABLE V.— Sale of Food and Drugs Act.—Total number of samples analysed during the year, 1898.
Genuine. | Adulterated. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
Dairy Produce: | |||
Milk | 207 | 11 | 218 |
Butter | 76 | .. | 76 |
Condensed Milk | 4 | .. | 4 |
Margarine | 2 | .. | 2 |
Spirits : | |||
Brandy | 19 | 19 | |
Gin | 26 | .. | 26 |
Whisky | 82 | .. | 82 |
Rum | 12 | .. | 12 |
Beverages: | |||
Cocoa | 2 | .. | 2 |
Coffee | 43 | 1 | 44 |
Tea | 16 | .. | 16 |
Chichory | 2 | .. | 2 |
Condiments : | .. | ||
Mustard | 27 | .. | 27 |
Pepper | 14 | .. | 14 |
Vinegar | 1 | .. | 1 |
Drugs : | |||
Sp. of Nitre | 3 | .. | 3 |
Seidlitz Powder | 2 | .. | 2 |
Tr. of Cochineal | 1 | .. | 1 |
Essence of Lemon | 2 | .. | 2 |
..Miscellaneous : | |||
Chutney | 1 | .. | 1 |
Sugar | 1 | .. | 1 |
Soup | 1 | .. | 1 |
Jam | 4 | .. | 4 |
Olives | 2 | .. | 2 |
Olive Oil | 1 | .. | 1 |
Lard | 9 | .. | 9 |
Meat Extract | 1 | .. | 1 |
Sweets | 20 | .. | 20 |
Corn Flour | 1 | .. | 1 |
Flour | 2 | .. | 2 |
Lemon Squash | 5 | .. | 5 |
Marmalade | 1 | .. | 1 |
Port Wine | 7 | .. | 7 |
Total | 597 | 12 | 609 |