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 Stepney]
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STATISTICS.
Nature of Samples. | Number Submitted. | Number Adulterated. | No. of Prosecutions. | % of Adulteration. | % of Prosecutions. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milk | 550 | 167 | 67 | 30.4 | 12.2 |
Butter | 209 | 45 | 18 | 21.5 | 8.6 |
Cheese | 9 | ... | ... | ... | |
Margarine | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Lard | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Tea | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Coffee | 71 | 4 | 4 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
Chicory | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cocoa | 7 | 3 | 2 | 42.9 | 28.6 |
Bread | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Flour | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Oatmeal | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ground Rice | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Sago | 1 | 1 | ... | 100 | ... |
Corn Flour | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Baking Powder | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Pepper | 86 | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Mustard | 74 | 5 | 2 | 6.8 | 2.7 |
Vinegar | 6 | 1 | ... | 16.7 | ... |
Ground Ginger | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
Brandy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Gin | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Rum | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Whisky | 20 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 5 |
Porter | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Demerara Sugar | 60 | 24 | 21 | 40 | 35 |
Sweetmeats | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Olive Oil | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Castor Oil | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Camphorated Oil | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Sweet Spirit of Nitre | 2 | ... | ...I | 50 | 50 |
Milk of Sulphur | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Crushed Linseed | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Powdered Rhubarb | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cream of Tartar | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Total | 1187 | 260 | 118 | 21.9 | 9.9 |