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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
Southwark 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Article. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | |
| Brought forward | 395 | 368 | 27 | - | 431 | 389 | 42 | - | 453 | 438 | 15 | - | 277 | 261 | 16 | - | 1556 | 1456 | 100 | - |
| Citrate of Magnesia | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Compound Liquorice Powder | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Gregory's Powder | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Flowers of Sulphur | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Powdered Sulphur | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 8 | 1 | 11.1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 11.1 | |
| Powdered Alum | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Epsom Salts | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cream of Tartar | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Crushed Linseed | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Glycerine | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Camphorated Oil | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... |
| Cod Liver Oil | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Castor Oil | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Olive Oil | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0 | 19 | 19 | ... | ... | 24 | 23 | 1 | 4.1 |
| Oil of Eucalyptus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Linseed Oil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... |
| Nut Oil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12.5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Total | 410 | 383 | 27 | 6.5 | 434 | 392 | 42 | 9.5 | 467 | 451 | 16 | 3.4 | 347 | 328 | 19 | 5.4 | 1658 | 1554 | 104 | 6.2 |