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Lambeth 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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ANALYSIS OF FOOD AND DRUGS AND WATER.
Samples of Food and Drugs procured, together with the results of the analyses, during the year 1917:—
| Samples. | Formal. | Informal. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. | |
| Milk | 666 | 80 | 5 | 3 |
| Butter | 80 | 4 | 642 | 68 |
| Lard | 18 | 1 | — | — |
| Coffee | 1 | — | 21 | — |
| Margarine | 8 | — | 50 | — |
| Mustard | — | — | 42 | 2 |
| Pepper | — | — | 32 | — |
| Arrowroot | — | — | 4 | - |
| Vinegar | 2 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| Sago | — | — | 5 | — |
| Oatmeal | — | — | 5 | — |
| Ground Rice | — | — | 5 | — |
| Flour | — | — | 26 | — |
| Dripping | 21 | — | — | — |
| Drugs* | — | — | 76 | 9 |
| Rice | — | — | 24 | — |
| Olive Oil | — | — | 10 | — |
| Tapioca | — | — | 4 | 2 |
| Sugar | — | — | 2 | /— |
| Syrup | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tea | — | — | 1 | — |
| Egg Powder | — | — | 6 | — |
| Baking Powder | — | — | 17 | — |
| Cream | — | — | 27 | 12 |
| Self-Raising Flour | — | — | 4 | — |
| Prescription | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Cooking Fat | 2 | — | — | — |
| 800 | 86 | 1029 | 98 | |
N.B.—40 summonses issued (33 convictions and 7 dismissals).
*The drugs (76)were:- Eucalyptus Oil(5), Epsom Salts (11), Gregory's
Powder (17),Tartaric Acid (4), Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine (15), Boric
Ointment (4), Cream of Tartar (4), Boric Acid (12), and Bicarbonate of
Soda (4). Two samples of water were analyser and two margarine factories
and wholesale dealers in margarine were registered, viz. Wessex
House (Oakley Street) and 159, Westminster Bridge Road, butter-blending
establishments.