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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 1915
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1915
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TABLE Q. SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS. Samples procured, together with the results of the analyses, during the year 1915 :—
| Samples. | Formal. | Informal. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. | |
| Milk1 | 554 | 46 | - | - |
| Butter | 181 | 16 | 773 | 110 |
| Lard | 38 | — | 2 | — |
| Coffee | — | — | 13 | — |
| Margarine | 2 | - | — | — |
| Mustard | 3 | - | 20 | — |
| Pepper | 2 | - | 29 | — |
| Arrowroot | — | - | 9 | — |
| Vinegar † | — | - | 17 | 3 |
| Sago | — | - | 9 | — |
| Oatmeal | — | - | 9 | — |
| Ground Rice | — | — | 7 | — |
| Flour (Wheaten) | — | — | 2 | — |
| Cocoa | — | — | 9 | — |
| Dripping | 19 | — | — | — |
| Drugs‡ | 1 | 1 | 53 | 2 |
| Rice | — | — | 29 | — |
| Olive Oil | — | — | 6 | — |
| Tapioca | — | — | 9 | |
| Cheese | - | — | 7 | — |
| Ground Ginger | - | — | 2 | — |
| Bread | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tea | — | — | 12 | — |
| Chocolate Powder | — | — | 3 | — |
| Baking Powder | — | — | 12 | — |
| Cream § | — | — | 9 | 4 |
| Preserved Cream | — | — | 2 | — |
| 800 | 63 | 1044 | 119 | |
* 1 Sample was separated milk (not adulterated).
† The 3 adulterations were 24%, 24% and 25% deficiencies in Acetic Acid.
‡ The drugs (54) were:—Eucalyptus Oil (10), Glycerine (6), Gregory's
Powder (10). Tartaric Acid (4), Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine (15), Cream
of Tartar (6), and Bicarbonate of Soda (3). The adu terations being (a)
formal (1) Cream of Tartar containing 44 parts of lead per million and (b)
informal (2) Cream of Tartar containing 44 parts of lead per million, and
Gregory Powder made with Carbonate and not with Oxide of Magnesium
§ The 4 adulterations were 0.16%, 016%, 0 20% and 0.20 Crystallised
Boric Acid.