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 Stepney]
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STATISTICS.
Nature of Samples. | No. Submitted. | No. Adulterated. | No. of Prosecutions. | % of Adulteration. | % of Prosecutions. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milk | 283 | 63 | 43 | 22.3 | 15.2 |
Butter | 142 | 30 | 11 | 21.0 | 7.7 |
Margarine | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Cheese | 24 | — | — | — | — |
Lard | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Coffee | 43 | 2 | 2 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Cocoa | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Mustard | 58 | 6 | 4 | 10.3 | 6.9 |
Pepper | 46 | 3 | 3 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
Ground Ginger | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Oatmeal | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Ground Rice | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Sago | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Flour | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Bread | 13 | — | — | — | — |
Baking Powder | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Vinegar | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Malt Vinegar | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 100 |
Beer | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Porter | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Gin | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Whisky | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Rum | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Sweets | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Jam | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Sugar | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Total | 693 | 107 | 66 | 154 | 9.5 |