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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 1916
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916
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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 | 486 | 55 | 3 | ... | 489 | 55 | 11.1 |
| Separated Milk | 27 | 2 | ... | ... | 27 | 2 | 7.4 |
| Butter | 19 | 3 | 310 | 16 | 329 | 19 | 5.7 |
| Cheese | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 10 | ... | ... |
| Lard | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | |
| Coffee | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Coffee and Chicory | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cocoa | ... | ... | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Sugar | 11 | ... | 12 | l | 23 | l | 4.3 |
| Flour | 9 | ... | 3 | ... | 12 | ... | ... |
| Pepper | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 11 | ... | ... |
| Olive Oil | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Crushed Linseed | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... |
| Camphorated Oil | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 28.6 |
| Brandy | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | l | 33.3 |
| Tinned Spinach | 1 | ... | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 |
| Preserved Peas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Ether | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Ginger | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 10 | ... | ... |
| Cough Drops | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Baking Powder | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... |
| Egg Powder | 1 | ... | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 42.8 |
| Tartaric Acid | ... | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | |
| Cream of Tartar | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | .. |
| 569 | 63 | 429 | 31 | 998 | 94 | 9.6 |
The percentage of adulteration was 9.6, against 6.7
in the previous year. Of the milk samples 11 per cent,
were reported as adulterated, compared with 4.9, 5.7 and
3.4 per cent, in the preceding three years.