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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE XVIII.
Summary of Articles Analysed, under the Sale of Pood and Drugs Act, during the year ended 31st December, 1911.
| Article. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 289 | 21 |
| Butter | 52 | 1 |
| Margarine | 7 | .. |
| Tea | 23 | .. |
| Cocoa | 16 | .. |
| Jam | 17 | .. |
| Mustard | 11 | .. |
| Flour | 6 | .. |
| Condensed Milk | 8 | .. |
| Olive Oil | 4 | .. |
| Spirits of Nitre | 1 | .. |
| Tartaric Acid | 1 | .. |
| Iron Pills | 1 | .. |
| Liniment of Ammonia | 1 | .. |
| Magnesia Carbonate | 1 | .. |
| Blue Pills | 1 | .. |
| Mercury Ointment | 1 | .. |
| Mercury and Chalk Powder | 1 | .. |
| Lime Water | 1 | .. |
| Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | 4 | .. |
| Coffee | 6 | .. |
| Cheese | 4 | . |
| Quinine Wine | 3 | .. |
| Cod Liver Oil | 3 | .. |
| Pepper | 8 | .. |
| Lemon Squash | 1 | 1 |
| Rice | 6 | .. |
| Honey | 2 | .. |
| Lard | 2 | .. |
| Bread | 4 | .. |
| Tincture of Opium | 2 | .. |
| Essential Oil of Camphor | 2 | .. |
| Camphorated Oil | 2 | .. |
| Malt Vinegar | 3 | .. |
| Seidlitz Powder | 3 | .. |
| Canned Cray-fish | 1 | .. |
| Canned Roast Beef | 1 | .. |
| Canned Smoked Herring | 1 | .. |
| 500 | 23 |