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City of London 1920

Report of the Medical Officer of Health of the City of London for the year 1920

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Table: SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1875-1907,AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH (MILK AND CREAM) REGULATIONS. Articles examined during each Quarter of the year 1920.

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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1875-1907,AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH (MILK AND CREAM) REGULATIONS. Articles examined during each Quarter of the year 1920.

Articles submitted for Analysis.	Quarter ending 31st March.				Quarter ending 30th June.				Quarter ending 30th September.				Quarter ending 31st December.				Total for 1920.
Articles submitted for Analysis.	No. of Samples taken.	No. Genuine.	No. Adulterated.	Percentage of adulteration.	No. of Samples taken.	No. Genuine.	No. Adulterated.	Percentage of adulteration.	No. of Samples taken.	No. Genuine.	No. Adulterated.	Percentage of adulteration	No. of Samples taken.	No. Genuine.	No. Adulterated.	Percentage of adulteration.	No. of Samples taken.	No. Genuine.	No. Adulterated.	Percentage of adulteration.
Milk	147	146	1	0.6	1	...	1	100.0	21	20	1	4.7	4	...	4	100.0	173	166	7	4.0
Butter (on Bread)	1	...	1	100.0	55	50	5	8.9	13	...	13	100.0	6	...	6	100.0	75	50	25	33.3
Drugs	2	1	1	50.0	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	2	1	1	50.0
Coffee	...	...	...	...	1	...	1	100.0	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	1	...	1	100.0
Malt Vinegar	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	1	...	1	100.0	1	...	1	100.0
Total Formal Samples	150	147	3	2.0	57	50	7	12.3	34	20	14	41.0	11	...	11	100.0	252	217	35	13.8
Informal—
Milk	7	5	2	28.5	62	61	1	1.6	...	...	...	...	103	98	5	4.8	172	164	8	4.6
Butter	100	80	20	20.0	66	45	21	31.8	35	31	4	11.4	20	19	1	5.0	221	175	46	20.8
Malt Vinegar	15	15	...	...	3	3	...	...	...	...	...	...	10	8	2	20.0	28	26	2	7.1
Drugs	51	48	3	...	...	...	...	...	20	20	...	...	21	20	1	4.7	92	88	4	4.3
Cheese	11	11	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	11	11	...	...
Dripping	10	10	...	...	...	...	...	...	1	1	...	...	3	3	...	...	14	14	...	...
Mustard	9	9	...	...	7	7	...	...	4	4	...	...	3	3	...	...	23	23	...	...
Cocoa	4	4	...	...	7	7	...	...	9	9	...	...	5	5	...	...	25	25	...	...
Self-Raising Flour	4	4	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	1	1	...	...	5	5	...	...
Ground Ginger	4	4	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	1	1	...	...	5	5	...	...
Olive Oil	4	4	...	...	1	1	...	...	...	...	...	...	3	3	...	...	8	8	...	...
Coffee	3	3	...	...	6	6	…	…	9	9	…	...	5	5	…	…	23	23	…	…
Baking Powder	3	3	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	2	2	…	…	5	5	…	…
Oatmeal	3	3	...	...	...	…	…	…	…	…	…	...	2	2	…	...	5	5	…	…
Ground Rice	3	3	...	...	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	...	2	2	…	…	5	5	…	...
Vinegar	2	2	...	…	...	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	1	1	…	…	3	3	…	...
Salmon and Shrimp Paste	1	1	...	...	1	1	…	…	...	...	…	...	…	…	…	…	2	2	…	...
Lard	1	1	...	...	…	...	…	…	1	1	…	…	4	4	…	…	6	6	…	…
Potted Lobster	1	…	1	100.0	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	...	...	…	…	...	1	…	1	100.0
Potted Shrimps	1	…	1	100.0	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	1	…	1	100.0
Whisky	...	...	...	...	1	1	...	…	...	...	...	...	...	...	…	...	1	1	...	...
Total Informal Samples	237	200	27	11.4	154	132	22	14.3	79	75	4	5.0	186	177	9	4.8	656	594	62	9.4
Totals	387	357	30	7.7	211	182	29	13.7	113	95	18	16.0	197	177	20	10.1	908	811	97	10.6

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Table: SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1875-1907,AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH (MILK AND CREAM) REGULATIONS. Articles examined during each Quarter of the year 1920.