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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 1926
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1926
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TABLE IX.—FOOD AND DRUGS.
Articles submitted for
Analysis
Total
Samples
Taken
Number
Genuine
Percentages of
Articles
Adulterated
Number
Adulterated
Almonds, Ground
3
3
-
-
Apples
1
1
-
-
Arrowroot
12
12
-
-
25.0
Aspirin Tablets
8
6
2
Baking Powder
3
3
-
-
Balsam of Aniseed
1
1
-
-
Barley, Pearl
10
10
-
-
Beans, Tinned
1
1
-
-
Bicarbonate of Soda
7
7
-
-
Black Pudding
1
1
-
-
Boracic Powder
4
4
-
-
Borax
1
1
-
-
Butter
129
128
1
0.8
Cake
6
6
-
-
Cake, Currant
2
2
-
-
Cake, Lemon
2
2
-
-
Cake, Plain
1
1
-
-
Cake, Sponge
20
19
1
5.0
Cake, Sultana
1
1
-
-
Cake, Sultana and Cherry
1
1
-
-
Camphorated Oil
8
8
-
-
1
1
-
Carbonate of Magnesia
-
Castor Oil
1
1
-
-
Cheese
21
21
-
-
Cherry Brandy Flavour
1
1
-
-
Cinnamon, Ground
1
1
-
-
Citrate of Magnesia
8
8
-
-
1
-
Citric Acid
1
-
Cocoa
24
24
-
-
Cocoanut, Dessicated
5
5
-
-
Cod Liver Oil
1
1
-
-
Coffee
17
17
-
-
Cordial, Raspberry Flavour
1
1
-
-
Corn Flour
1
1
-
-
Crab Paste
1
1
-
-
Cream
2
2
-
-
Cream of Tartar
8
8
-
-
Custard Powder
3
3
-
-
62
-
Dripping
62
-
1
100.0
Egg Powder
1
-
Eucalyptus Oil
1
1
-
-
Fat (Nusu)
1
1
-
-
21
21
-
Fish Paste
-
Flour
1
1
-
-
Flour, Self-raising
26
26
-
-
Flowers of Sulphur
2
2
-
-
1
Ginger
1
-
-
2
2
-
Ginger, Ground
-
Glycerine
6
6
-
-
Golden Syrup
1
1
-
-
Gravy Salt
1
1
-
-
3
3
-
Ice Cream
-
Jam, Black Currant
7
7
-
-
Jam, Greengage
1
1
-
-
Jam, Plum
1
1
-
-
Jam, Raspberry
4
4
-
-
TABLE IX.—FOOD AND DRUGS.
| Articles submitted for Analysis | Total Samples Taken | Number Genuine | Number Adulterated | Percentages of Articles Adulterated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almonds, Ground | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Apples | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Arrowroot | 12 | 12 | – | – |
| Aspirin Tablets | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25.0 |
| Baking Powder | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Balsam of Aniseed | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Barley, Pearl | 10 | 10 | – | – |
| Beans, Tinned | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | 7 | 7 | – | – |
| Black Pudding | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Boracic Powder | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Borax | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Butter | 129 | 128 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Cake | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| Cake, Currant | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Cake, Lemon | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Cake, Plain | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Cake, Sponge | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Cake, Sultana | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Cake, Sultana and Cherry | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Camphorated Oil | 8 | 8 | – | – |
| Carbonate of Magnesia | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Castor Oil | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Cheese | 21 | 21 | – | – |
| Cherry Brandy Flavour | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Cinnamon, Ground | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Citrate of Magnesia | 8 | 8 | – | – |
| Citric Acid | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Cocoa | 24 | 24 | – | – |
| Cocoanut, Dessicated | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| Cod Liver Oil | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Coffee | 17 | 17 | – | – |
| Cordial, Raspberry Flavour | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Corn Flour | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Crab Paste | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Cream | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Cream of Tartar | 8 | 8 | – | – |
| Custard Powder | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Dripping | 62 | 62 | – | – |
| Egg Powder | 1 | – | 1 | 100.0 |
| Eucalyptus Oil | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Fat (Nusu) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Fish Paste | 21 | 21 | – | – |
| Flour | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Flour, Self-raising | 26 | 26 | – | – |
| Flowers of Sulphur | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Ginger | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Ginger, Ground | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Glycerine | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| Golden Syrup | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Gravy Salt | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Ice Cream | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Jam, Black Currant | 7 | 7 | – | – |
| Jam, Greengage | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Jam, Plum | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Jam, Raspberry | 4 | 4 | – | – |