Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1913
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TABLE XIII.—FOOD AND DRUGS.
Articles submitted for Analysis. | Total Samples Taken. | Number Genuine | Number Adulterated. | Percentage of Articles Adulterated. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Milk | 613 | 548 | 65 | 10.6 |
Separated Milk | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9.1 |
Skim Milk | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0 |
Butter | 205 | 183 | 22 | 10.7 |
1/- Fresh | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Margarine | 27 | 26 | 1 | 3.7 |
Vinegar | 150 | 78 | 72 | 48.0 |
Malt Vinegar | 8 | 8 | ... | ... |
Wood Vinegar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.6 |
Cocoa | 26 | 26 | ... | ... |
White Pepper | 19 | 19 | ... | ... |
Mustard | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7.7 |
Coffee | 12 | 12 | ... | ... |
Dripping | 12 | 9 | 3 | 25.0 |
Self Raising Flour | 12 | 12 | ... | ... |
Cheese | 9 | 9 | ... | ... |
Ground Ginger | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
Raspberry Jam | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
Rice | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0 |
*Crushed Linseed | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 |
*Glycerine | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0 |
Arrowroot | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
Demerara Sugar | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
Lard | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
Olive.Oil | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
Camphorated Oi1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
Acetic Acid | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
*Eucalyptus Oil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
Ginger Wine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
Pepper | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
*Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
*Ammoniated Quinine Tablets | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Brawn (Pork) | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 |
Cayenne Pepper | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
*Citrate of Magnesia | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Cocoa Essence | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Ground Rice | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Flour | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
German Sausage | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Golden Syrup | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Honey | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Ice Cream | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Laitova Lemon Cheese | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 |
Lime Juice Cordial | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Black Currant Jam | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Mincemeat | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Cod Liver Oil | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Plum Jam | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Sago | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Strawberry Cordial | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
*Tartaric Acid | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
170 | 1,017 | I | 1.193 | 14.7 |
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