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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
Bermondsey 1919
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1919
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TABLE IX—FOOD AND DRUGS.
| Articles submitted for Analysis. | Total Samples Taken. | Number Genuine | Number Adulterated. | Percentages of Articles Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowroot | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Apricot Palp | 1 | 1 | – | |
| Butter | 188 | 179 | 9 | 4.7 |
| Bun Flour | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Barley | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| British Wine | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Baking Powder | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Breakfast Sausage | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Cocoa | 47 | 45 | 2 | 4.2 |
| Coffee | 17 | 17 | 2 | – |
| French Coffee | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Custard Powder | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| Citrate of Magnesia | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Castora Tablets | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Corn Flour | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Cod Liver Oil | 1 | – | 1 | 100.0 |
| Camphorated Oil | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Cocoanut (desiccated) | 1 | – | 1 | 100.0 |
| Cooking Fat | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Cider | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Carraway Seeds | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Dripping | 27 | 22 | 5 | 18.5 |
| Epsom Salts | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Eggs (Dried) | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Egg Substitute | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Flour (Self-raising) | 27 | 22 | 5 | 18.5 |
| Frying Fat | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Government Ale | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Ginger Wine | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Glauber Salts | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Jam | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Lard | 45 | 45 | – | – |
| Lemegg | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Lame Juice Cordial | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| Lemon Curd | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Lemon Squash | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Lemonade Powder | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Liquorice Powder | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Lung Syrup | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Milk | 495 | 453 | 42 | 8 4 |
| Mustard | 14 | 14 | – | – |
| Mandioca | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Margarine | 106 | 106 | – | – |
| Milk (Separated) | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Olive Oil | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Orange Quinine Wine | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Pepper | 28 | 28 | – | – |
| Pearl Barley | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Peppermint Liqueur | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Powdered Boracic Acid | 1 | – | 1 | 100.0 |
| Rice | 15 | 15 | – | – |
| Baspberry Vinegar | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Suet (Shredded) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 62.5 |
| Sauce | 1 | 1 | – | – |