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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
Woolwich 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE XVIII.
Summary of Articles Analysed under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, during the year ending 31st December, 1906.
| Article. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 420 | 37 |
| Butter | 63 | 9 |
| Tea | 2 | — |
| Cheese | 5 | — |
| Separated Milk | 5 | — |
| Vinegar | 4 | — |
| Coffee | 1 | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 3 | 1 |
| Iron Pills | 1 | — |
| Spirits of Nitre | 1 | — |
| Compound Liquorice Powder | 1 | — |
| Powdered Gentian Root | 1 | — |
| Glycerine | 1 | — |
| Total | 506 | 47 |