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Camberwell 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Quarter ending
June 30th, 1903.
Quarter ending
September 30th, 1903.
Quarter ending
December 31st, 1903.
Quarter ending
March 31st, 1904.
Year.
Percentage
of
Adulterated
Samples.
Percentage
of
Adulterated
Samples.
No. of
Samples.
No.
Adul-
terated.
Percentage
of
Adulterated
Samples.
No. of
Samples.
No.
Adulterated.
No.
Adulterated.
Percentage
of
Adulterated
Samples.
No. of
Samples.
No.
Adulterated.
Percentage
of
Adulterated
Samples.
No. of
Samples
No. of
Samples.
No.
Adulterated.
3
Milk
84
5
98
18
86
3.5
7
334
33
9.9
18.4
10.6
6.0
66
127
Butter
13*
10.2
50
3
6.0
65
5
7.7
44
4
9.1
286
25
8.7
Margarine
18
18
6
100.0
9
100.0
2
35
100.0
6
9
2
100.0
35
100.0
1
1
Cheese
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Total agricultural
produce
36
154
230
15.7
27
17.5
160
10.6
113
13
11.5
657
93
14.2
17
2
Coffee
4
..
12
8
12
33.3
2
16.7
..
..
34
6
17.6
..
3
Cocoa
..
1
..
4
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
15
26.7
..
12
16.7
..
..
38
2
2
9
15.8
Total beverages
4
6
..
..
1
1
..
..
m
6
..
..
..
7
1
14.3
16.7
..
Brandy
..
..
Rum
..
2
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Gin
..
2
1
50.0
1
3
1
33.3
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
3
Whiskey
..
..
5
1
33.3
..
8
1
12.5
..
..
..
..
..
20
..
..
..
15
13.3
5
1
20.0
..
..
3
15.0
..
Total spirits
2
* One sample had excess of water.
One sample had excess of butter fat.
50.0
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
4
2
50.0
Olive oil
2
..
4
25.0
16
35.6
18
34.0
Sweet oil
8
2
45
..
53
..
..
..
..
..
45
16
35.1
33.3
35.6
57
20
12
..
..
..
Total oils
4
..
..
..
..
Iron pills
2
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
3
Lozenges
3
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
Glycerine
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Seidlitz powders
2
..
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
7
..
..
Lime water
4
1
25.0
3
1
14.3
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Tinctura Opii
Spirit of
..
1
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
14
..
..
..
Camphor
14
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
7
Camphorated
Oil
..
..
..
..
..
7
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
37
..
..
7
14.3
3
..
..
21
..
1
2.7
Total Drugs
6
..
..
..
..
4
25.0
2
33.3
10
3
30.0
1
Demerara Sugar
6
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
..
Essence of
Almonds
..
..
Bread
..
..
..
2
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Bread and
Butter
..
..
..
..
33
33
11
33.3
11
33.3
..
..
..
..
..
Mustard
..
..
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
17
..
..
..
17
3
17.6
17.6
Yeast
..
..
..
3
..
..
..
..
..
Sausages
..
..
15
15
100.0
15
15
100.0
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
42.0
Total Miscellaneous
..
..
..
..
..
1
42.6
69
..
..
68
29
29
..
223
888
16.7
46
20.6
11.4
217
20.3
44
155