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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
Fulham 1915
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1915
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| Article. | Number of Samples taken Officially. | Number Adulterated. | Number of Samples taken Unofficially. | Number Adulterated. | Total Samples. | Total Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulteration. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 416 | 15 | 3 | ... | 419 | 15 | 3.4 |
| Separated Milk | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... |
| Cream | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 78.6 |
| Preserved Cream | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
| Cheese | ... | ... | 20 | ... | 20 | ... | ... |
| Butter | 56 | 1 | 252 | 17 | 308 | 18 | 5.9 |
| Lard | ... | ... | 24 | ... | 24 | ... | ... |
| Coffee | ... | ... | 35 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 14.3 |
| Coffee and Chicory | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cocoa | ... | ... | 22 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 9.0 |
| Chocolate | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Sugar | ... | ... | 12 | ... | 12 | ... | ... |
| Honey | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Flour | ... | ... | 13 | ... | 13 | ... | ... |
| Sausages | 7 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 31.8 |
| Jams | ... | ... | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 4.3 |
| Pepper | ... | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 14.3 | |
| Mustard | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... |
| Olive Oil | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Anchovy Paste | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Preserved Peas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 75.0 |
| Brandy | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Gin | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Rum | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 16.6 |
| Whiskey | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | 10 | ... | ... |
| Camphorated Oil | 2 | ... | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 16.6 |
| Liquorice Powder | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 9 | ... | ... |
| Seidlitz Powders | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| 507 | 24 | 491 | 43 | 998 | 67 | 6.7 |
The percentage of adulteration was the lowest recorded
in Fulham. Of the milk samples 3.4 per cent,
were reported as adulterated, compared with 7.0, 4.9 and
5.7 per cent, in the preceding three years.