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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 1920
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1920
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TABLE IX.—FOOD AND DRUGS.
Articles submitted for
Analysis.
Total
Samples
Taken.
Number
Genuine
Number
Adulterated.
Percentages of
Articles
Adulterated.
Apricot Jam
1
1
-
-
1
1
Arrowroot
-
-
1
Baking Powder
1
-
-
1
Bicarbonate of Soda
1
-
-
1
Black Currant Cordial
1
-
-
1
Blanc Mange Powder
1
-
-
100.0
Brandy
1
-
1
Breakfast Sausage
1
1
-
-
Butter
133
132
1
.8
1
Camphorated Oil
1
-
-
Cayenne Pepper
1
1
-
-
1
Coarse Oatmeal
1
-
-
47
8.0
Cocoa
5 1
4
2
Cod Liver Oil
2
-
-
7
Coffee
7
-
-
„ Camp
1
1
-
-
„ French
1
1
-
-
2
-
Cokernut
2
-
1
Cook's Eggs
1
-
-
2
2
-
Cornflour
-
1
„ Maize
1
-
-
1
Damson Jam
1
-
-
3
3
-
Desiccated Cocoanut
-
„ Soup
1
1
-
-
1
Dried Eggs
1
-
-
33
Dripping
36
3
8.3
1
Egg Substitute
1
-
-
1
Egg Powder Substitute
1
-
-
4
4
-
Eucalyptus Oil
-
4
4
-
Fish Paste
-
1
1
Flour
-
-
1
-
Ginger Wine
1
-
2
2
-
Gravy Salt
-
1
-
Golden Syrup
1
-
1
-
Glycerine
1
-
1
1
-
Ground Carraway Seed
-
Ground Ginger
3
3
-
-
1
Jelly Crystals
1
-
-
1
1
-
Kaola
-
1
Karo Syrup
1
-
-
49
-
Lard
49
-
Lard Compound
2
2
-
-
1
Lemonade
1
-
-
1
Lemon Curd
1
-
-
2
Lemon Squash
2
-
-
Lemon Squash Powder
-
1
1
-
1
-
Lime Juice Cordial
1
-
.1
Linseed Meal
1
-
-
1
1
-
Lobster Paste
-
1
Margarine
146
145
7
413
382
31
7.5
Milk
Mincemeat
1
1
-
-
19
Mustard
19
-
-
Mustard Compound
3
3
-
-
TABLE IX.—FOOD AND DRUGS.
| Articles submitted for Analysis. | Total Samples Taken. | Number Genuine | Number Adulterated. | Percentages of Articles Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apricot Jam | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Arrowroot | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Baking Powder | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Black Currant Cordial | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Blanc Mange Powder | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Brandy | 1 | – | 1 | 100.0 |
| Breakfast Sausage | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Butter | 133 | 132 | 1 | .8 |
| Camphorated Oil | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Cayenne Pepper | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Coarse Oatmeal | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Cocoa | 51 | 47 | 4 | 8.0 |
| Cod Liver Oil | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Coffee | 7 | 7 | – | – |
| „ Camp | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| „ French | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Cokernut | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Cook's Eggs | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Cornflour | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| „ Maize | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Damson Jam | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Desiccated Cocoanut | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| „ Soup | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Dried Eggs | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Dripping | 36 | 33 | 3 | 8.3 |
| Egg Substitute | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Egg Powder Substitute | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Eucalyptus Oil | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Fish Paste | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Flour | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Ginger Wine | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Gravy Salt | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Golden Syrup | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Glycerine | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Ground Carraway Seed | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Ground Ginger | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Jelly Crystals | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Kaola | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Karo Syrup | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Lard | 49 | 49 | – | – |
| Lard Compound | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Lemonade | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Lemon Curd | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Lemon Squash | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Lemon Squash Powder | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Lime Juice Cordial | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Linseed Meal | .1 | 1 | – | – |
| Lobster Paste | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Margarine | 146 | 145 | 1 | 7 |
| Milk | 413 | 382 | 31 | 7.5 |
| Mincemeat | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Mustard | 19 | 19 | – | – |
| 3 | Mustard Compound | 3 | – | – |