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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

Fulham 1891

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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quarters, and the ratios of adulterated to genuine, and adulterated to tota
samnles for the year:—

Table: TABLE I.Numbers of the different articles submitted to analysis.

TABLE I.

Numbers of the different articles submitted to analysis.

Articles Analysed.September 17th to December 31st, 1890.Quarter ending March 31st, 1891.
Milk830
Butter-4
Bread-9
Bread and Butter-3
Vinegar22
Cocoa2-
Mustard2-
Sweets-1
Coffee-1
Whiskey22
Citrate of Magnesia-2
Totals1654

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The numbers of genuine and adulterated samples during the year ending
March 31st, 1892, are compared in the following table (Table III.) with
the corresponding figures for the years 1887—92, taken from the reports
for those years of the Local Government Board:—

Table: TABLE II.Numbers of genuine and adulterated samples.

TABLE II.

Numbers of genuine and adulterated samples.

Articles Analysed.September 17th, to December 31st, 1890.Quarter ending March 31st, 1891.WholePeriod.
Genuine.Adultr'd.Genuine.Adultr'd.Genuine.Adultr'd.
Milk71228299
Butter--4-4-
Bread--9-9-
Bread and Butter--3-3-
Vinegar2-2-4-
Cocoa2-—-2-
Mustard2---2-
Sweets--1-1-
Coffee--1-1-
Whiskey112-31
Citrate of Magnesia--2-2-
Totals1424686010

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The nature and extent of the various sophistications, and the magisterial
decisions given during the year, with the fines and costs inflicted, are
briefly summarised in Table IV. For the particulars relative to the
proceedings taken by the Vestry, I have to thank Mr. W. J. H. Denselow,
the Clerk to the Vestry.