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Food and its adulterations: Comprising the reports of the analytical sanitary commission of "The Lancet" for the years 1851 to 1854 inclusive, revised and extended being records of the results of some thousands of original microscopical and chemical analyses of the solids and fluids consumed by all classes of the public; and containing the names and addresses of the various merchants, manufacturers, and tradesmen of whom the analysed articles were purchased.
Publication Details
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855 CE.
Digital facsimile from wellcomecollection.org at this link. Significantly expanded as Food: its adulterations and methods for their detection, London: Longmans, Green, 1876. Digital facsimile of the 1876 edition from wellcomecollection.org at this link.
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #13734 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/16018 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | food |
Geographic Context
Publication place: London