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Southwark 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
TABLE 39.
Return of Official Samples for the Year ending 1st January, 1927, showing the number taken, and the percentage of adulterated Samples for the year.
| Article. | Number of Samples taken. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 543 | 12 |
| Ground Ginger | 4 | ... |
| Tea | 4 | ... |
| Tea Dust | 3 | ... |
| Coffee | 15 | ... |
| Golden Syrup | 2 | 1 |
| Condensed Milk | 14 | ... |
| Cocoa | 25 | ... |
| Sugar | 56 | ... |
| Butter | 107 | 2 |
| Margarine | 95 | ... |
| Dripping | 26 | ... |
| Lard | 79 | 1 |
| Cooking Fat | 1 | ... |
| Beef Suet and Flour | 10 | ... |
| Cake | 14 | 3 |
| Cheese | 5 | ... |
| Self-raising Flour | 53 | ... |
| Pea Soup Flour | 13 | ... |
| Prepared Barley | I | ... |
| Cornflour | 7 | ... |
| Bun Flour | 7 | ... |
| Eice | 35 | ... |
| Tapioca | 34 | 1 |
| Oatmeal | 10 | ... |
| Carraway Seeds | 2 | ... |
| Sago | 2 | ... |
| Pearl Barley | 24 | ... |
| Arrowroot | 6 | ... |
| Rolled Oats | 3 | ... |
| Crushed Linseed | 7 | 2 |
| Mixed Spice | 8 | ... |
| Savoury Roll | 1 | ... |
| Yorkshire Pudding Powder | 1 | ... |
| Prepared Groats | 4 | ... |
| Milk Pudding | 1 | ... |
| Sherbet | 3 | ... |
| Chicken and Ham | I | ... |
| Carried forward | 1226 | 22 |
| Percentage of adulterated samples for the year—2.6, | ||