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 St James's, Westminster]
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38
FOOD ANALYSES.
No.
Date.
Articles.
Adulteration.
Remarks.
78
Oct. 18
Arrowroot
No adulteration
Genuine arrowroot.
70
„ 18
„
„
„
80
„ 18
„
„
„
81
,, 18
„
Adulterated
Contained rice starch.
82
„ 18
„
No adulteration
Genuine arrowroot
83
„ 18
„
Adulterated
Contained wheat flour.
84
„ 18
„
No adulteration
Genuine arrowroot.
85
„ 18
„
„
„
86
„ 18
„
„
„
8?
„ 18
„
„
„
88
„ 18
„
„
„
89
„ 18
„
„
„
90
Nov. 7
Milk
„
8.75 per cent. of cream.
91
7
„
Suspected
6 percent. of cream—vendor cautioned.
92
„ 10
Moist sugar
No adulteration
A genuine sugar.
92
„ 10
„
„ „
„
93
„ 10
„
„
„
94
„ 10
„
„
„
95
„ 10
„
„
„
96
,, 10
„
„
„
97
,, 10
„
„
„
98
. 11
Milk
„
13 per cent. of cream.
99
„ 11
„
„
9.25 per cent. of cream.
100
,, 11
„
„
9 per cent. of cream.
101
,, 11
„
„
8 per cent. of cream.
102
„ 11
„
„
15 per cent. of cream.
103
,, 15
Beef sausages
Adulterated
Contained 6 per cent. of bread.
104
„ 15
„
*
99
5.8 per cent. of bread.
105
„ 15
„
99
5.5 per cent. of bread.
106
,, 15
„
99
7.4 per cent. of bread.
10?
„ 15
„
>>
4.10 per cent. of bread.
108
„ 18
Pork sausages
))
.
109
„ 18
„
99
3.8 per cent. of bread.
110
„ 18
„
99
1.2 per cent.of bread.
111
„ 18
„
99
3.2 per cent. of bread.
112
„ 25
Milk
Suspected
7.75 per cent. of cream.
113
.. 26
Tobacco
No adulteration
Genuine.
114
Dec. 4
Soda water
Residue 8 grs.
Ought to contain at least 10 grains of
carbonate of soda a bottle.
115
4
„
Residue 9-2 grs.
99 99 ft
116
., 16
„
Residue 9-2 grs.
99 99 99
117
,, 16
„
Residue 2-1 grs.
99 99 99
118
,, 20
„
Residue 6'4 grs.
99 99 99
119
„ 20
„
Residue 3 grs.
99 99 99