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 Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 18—
Article. | Formal Samples. | Informal Samples. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sausages | 17 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
Brawn | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Meat Pie | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Minced Meat | 8 | — | 8 | 2 |
Ice Cream | 7 | — | 7 | — |
Fish Paste | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
Meat Paste | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Tinned Fish | — | 7 | 7 | — |
Tinned Fruit | — | 6 | 6 | — |
Tinned Asparagus | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Tinned Tomatoes | — | 6 | 6 | — |
Tinned Peas | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Confectionery | — | 8 | 8 | — |
Chocolate | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Whisky | 11 | — | 11 | — |
Rum | 5 | — | 5 | 1 |
Gin | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Stout | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Elderberry Wine | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Ginger | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Ginger Beer | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Mineral Waters | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Lemonade | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Fruit Cordials | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Cod Liver Oil | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Oil of Turpentine | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Tartaric Acid | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | — | 6 | 6 | — |
Glycerine Honey Lemon | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Glaubers Salt | — | 5 | 5 | — |
Eucalyptol | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Lysol Solution | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Olive Oil | — | 4 | 4 | — |
332 | 254 | 586 | 47 |