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 OF ADULTERATION FOR THE YEAR.
Nature of Sample. | Number Examined. | Number Adulterated. | Number of Prosecutions. | Percentage of Adulterations. | Percentage of Prosecutions. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milk | 49 | ||||
Milk (separated) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Butter | |||||
Butter (milk blended) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Cream (fresh) | ... | ... | |||
Cream (canned) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Cream (preserved) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Cheese | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Margarine | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Lard | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Cocoa | 4 | ... | ... | ||
Coffee | |||||
Mustard | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Pepper | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Vinegar | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Barley (pearl) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Flour | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Rice | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Almonds, ground | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Baking powder | ... | ... | |||
Gin | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whisky | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Camphorated Oil | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Iodine, tincture | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Iron Pills | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Liquorice Powder | 2 | ... | ... | ||
Paraffin, liquid | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Saffron | 6 | 4 | |||
Total | 139 | 65 | 11.2 | ||
District. | |||||
Whitechapel | 362 | 37 | 4.1 | ||
St. George's | 259 | 31 | 16 | ||
Limehouse | 216 | 25 | 11 | ||
Mile End | 400 | 46 | 11.5 | ||
Total | 1,237 | 65 |