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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 1921
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1921
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TABLE IX.—FOOD AND DRUGS.—continued.
Articles submitted for
Analysis.
Total
Samples
Taken.
Number
Adulterated.
Percentage of
Articles
Adulterated.
Number
Genuine
1
1
Petit Pois
-
-
Prepared Groats
1
1
-
-
Pure Dried Egg
1
1
-
-
6
Rice
6
-
-
Salmon and Anchovy Paste
1
1
-
-
Self Raising Flour
2
-
2
-
Sherbet
3
3
-
-
12
7
5
41.7
Suet
-
Tapioca
5
5
-
Tapioca, Flake
1
1
-
-
1
1
Tapioca Seed
-
-
Tea
1
1
-
-
Tomato Sauce
1
1
-
-
1
1
-
Veal and Ham
-
1
Veal and Ham Galantine
1
-
-
Vi-Lactogen
2
2
-
-
111
7
Vinegar
118
5.9
Vinegar Malt
34
34
-
-
Whisky
1
1
100.0
-
Whisky, Scotch
2
-
100.0
2
Worcestershire Sauce
1
1
-
-
1202
1134
67
5.6
TABLE IX.—FOOD AND DRUGS.—continued.
| Articles submitted for Analysis. | Total Samples Taken. | Number Genuine | Number Adulterated. | Percentage of Articles Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petit Pois | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Prepared Groats | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Pure Dried Egg | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Rice | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| Salmon and Anchovy Paste | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Self Raising Flour | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Sherbet | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Suet | 12 | 7 | 5 | 41.7 |
| Tapioca | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| Tapioca, Flake | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Tapioca Seed | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Tea | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Tomato Sauce | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Veal and Ham | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Veal and Ham Galantine | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Vi-Lactogen | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Vinegar | 118 | 111 | 7 | 5.9 |
| Vinegar Malt | 34 | 34 | – | – |
| Whisky | 1 | – | 1 | 100.0 |
| Whisky, Scotch | 2 | – | 2 | 100.0 |
| Worcestershire Sauce | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 1202 | 1134 | 67 | 5.6 |