London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
West Ham 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham Borough]
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Number of samples taken under the Sale of Food ana Drugs Act.
| Article. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee | 22 | 3 | 25 |
| Butter | 45 | 8 | 53 |
| Lard | 16 | — | 16 |
| Milk | 55 | 22 | 77 |
| Arrowroot | 2 | — | 2 |
| Oatmeal | 3 | — | 3 |
| Pepper | 7 | — | 7 |
| Mustard | 2 | — | 2 |
| J52 | 33 | 185 |
Percentages of Adulteration in the Articles above referred to.
| ADULTERATED COFFEE. | (5) 6% added water. |
| (1) 20% Chicory | (6) 15% „ |
| (2) 40% | (7) 12% „ |
| (3) 60% | (8) 9% „ |
| (9) 25% „ | |
| ADULTERATED BUTTER. | (10) 18% „ |
| (0 33% Margarine | (11) 15% „ |
| (2) Margarine, only traces of Butter fats. | (12) 10% „ |
| (3) „ „ „ „ „ | (13) 14% „ |
| (4) „ „ „ „ „ | (14) „ |
| (5) 85% Margarine. | (15) „ |
| (6) Margarine, only traces of Butter fats. | (16) 7% „ |
| (7) 90% Margarine. | (17) 9% „ |
| (8) 65% Margarine. | (18) 28% „ |
| (19) 22% „ | |
| ADULTERATED MILK. | (20) 20% „ |
| (1) 7% added water. | (21) 24% „ |
| (2) 10% „ | (22) 6% „ |
| (3) 15% „ | |
| (4) 22% „ |