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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
Lambeth 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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The Analyst's Report states that all the samples are London
water in bad condition,-a condition usually assumed when the
Thames is in flood.
Of the Lambeth Company's water, the Analyst explains that the
samples arc not the worst he has met with under similar conditions.
Sale of Food and Drugs Act,
38 & 39 Vict., cap. 63, 1875, and the Amendment Act, 42 & 43 Vict., cap. 30, 1879.
Samples procured by the Inspectors, together with the result of Analyses, during the year 1891.
| Samples. | Number Procured. | Number adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 90 | 43 |
| Butter | 40 | 2 |
| Mustard | 29 | — |
| Pepper | 38 | 2 |
| Coffee | 26 | 1 |
| Jam | 2 | — |
| Arrowroot | 3 | — |
| Sauce | 4 | — |
| Ground Rice | 2 | — |
| Sardines | 2 | — |
| Ale | 2 | — |
| Porter | 2 | — |
| Gin | 2 | — |
| Whisky | 2 | — |
| Brandy | 2 | — |
| Powdered Rhubarb | 1 | — |
| Pickles | 3 | — |
| Flour | 7 | — |
| Confectionery | 9 | — |
| Milk of Sulphur | 1 | — |
| Bloater Paste | 1 | — |
| Lobster | 1 | — |
| Salmon | 2 | — |
| Powdered Ginger | 2 | — |
| Lucca Oil | 1 | — |
| Sago | 1 | — |
| Licquorice | 2 | — |
| Tea | 3 | — |
| Lemonade | 1 | — |
| Soda Water | 1 | — |
| Ginger Beer | 1 | — |
| Champagne Cider | 1 | — |
| Tinned Tomatoes | 1 | — |
| Pork Pie | 1 | — |
| Sausage Roll | 1 | — |
| Sugar | 1 | — |
| Bread | 4 | — |
| 292 | 48 |