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Southwark 1916
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
TABLE 70.
Return of Official Samples for the Year ending 30th December, 1916. showing the number taken, and the percentage of adulterated Samples
for each quarter and for the year.
| Article. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | percentage of Adulterated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | |
| Milk | 120 | 102 | 18 | 15.0 | 204 | 165 | 39 | 19.1 | 145 | 131 | 14 | 9.6 | 155 | 150 | 3.2 | 624 | 548 | 76 | 12.1 | |
| Separated Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10.0 |
| Skimmed Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Separated and New Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Condensed Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Preserved Cream | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... |
| Cream | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Condensed Machine Skimmed Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Tea | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 25 | 25 | ... | ... | 22 | 22 | ... | ... | 60 | 60 | ... | ... |
| Coffee | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | ... | ... |
| Coffee and Chicory | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Coffee and Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Chicory | l | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Cocoa | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 19 | 19 | ... | ... |
| Cocoa and Condensed Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Castor Sugar | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 20 | 20 | ... | ... |
| Sugar | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 19 | 19 | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | 60 | 60 | ... | ... |
| Cane Sugar | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | ... |
| Demerara Sugar | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Butter | 17 | 17 | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30.0 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 68 |
| Margarine | 19 | 18 | ... | 5.2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 15.0 | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 13 | 11 | 2 | 15.3 | 66 | 60 | 6 | 91 |
| Lard | 20 | 20 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 47 | 47 | ... | ... |
| Dripping | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6.6 | 18 | 1.6 | ... | 11.1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 15.3 | 62 | 57 | 5 | 8.0 |
| Fat | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cheese | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 43 | 43 | ... | |
| Bread | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | 38 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | 38 | ... | ... |
| Beef Suet and Rice Flour | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Flour | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 41 | 41 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 59 | 59 | ... | ... |
| Self-raising Flour | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 20 | 20 | ... | ... | 42 | 42 | ... | ... |
| Baking Powder | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 8 | ... | 38.4 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 42.8 |
| Vermicelli | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Flaked Rice | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Rice | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Tapioca | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | ... |
| Flaked Tapioca | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... |
| Carried forward | 283 | 263 | 20 | — | 846 | 803 | 43 | — | 373 | 356 | 17 | — | 317 | 300 | 17 | — | 1319 | 1232 | 97 | — |