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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 1927
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1927
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TABLE IX.—FOOD AND DRU GS—continued.
Total
Samples
Taken
Articles submitted for
for Analysis
Number
Genuine
Number
Adulterated
Ham and Chicken Roll
1
1
-
Jam, Apricot
1
1
-
Jam, Black Currant
7
7
-
Jam, Mixed
1
1
-
Jam, Mixed Fruit
1
1
-
Jam, Raspberry
7
7
-
Jam, Raspberry and Gooseberry
2
2
-
Jam, Strawberry
1
1
-
Jam Sandwich
3
3
-
Lard
25
25
-
Lemon Cheese
1
1
-
Lemon Curd
2
2
-
Lemon Squash
1
1
-
Lemonade Crystals
2
2
-
Lemonade Powder
7
7
-
Linseed Meal
1
1
-
Liquorice Powder
1
1
-
Loganberries
1
1
-
Margarine
152
152
-
Marmalade
2
2
-
Milk
468
455
13
Milk, Separated
4
4
-
Milk, Sterilised
14
14
-
Milk, Grade "A" (Tuberculin
Tested)
64
64
-
Medicated Liquid Paraffin
1
1
-
Milk of Sulphur
2
2
-
Mincemeat
3
3
-
Muscat Raisins
1
1
-
Mustard
12
12
-
Mustard Compound
1
1
-
Olive Oil
2
2
-
Parrish's Chemical Food
1
1
-
Peas, Sweet
1
1
-
Pea Flour
4
4
-
Peaches, Dried
1
1
-
Peaches
1
1
-
Peel, Candied
2
2
-
Peel, Candied Mixed
1
1
-
Pepper
48
42
6
Pepper, Cayenne
1
1
-
Piccililli
2
2
-
Pickled Onions
1
1
-
Plums, Stewing
1
1
-
Pork Brawn
1
1
-
Quinine, Ammon., Tincture of
1
1
-
Raisins
4
4
-
Raspberry Powder
1
1
-
Rice
4
4
-
Rice, Flaked
3
3
-
Rice, Ground
2
2
-
Roll, Swiss
1
1
-
Salmon and Shrimp Paste
6
6
-
Salts, Epsom
3
3
-
Salts, Glauber
4
4
-
Sauce
5
5
-
Sauce, Tomato
1
1
-
TABLE IX.—FOOD AND DRUGS—continued.
| Articles submitted for for Analysis | Total Samples Taken | Number Genuine | Number Adulterated | Percentages of Articles Adulterated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ham and Chicken Roll | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Jam, Apricot | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Jam, Black Currant | 7 | 7 | – | – |
| Jam, Mixed | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Jam, Mixed Fruit | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 7 | 7 | Jam, Raspberry | – | – |
| Jam, Raspberry and Gooseberry | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Jam, Strawberry | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Jam Sandwich | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Lard | 25 | 25 | – | – |
| Lemon Cheese | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Lemon Curd | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Lemon Squash | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Lemonade Crystals | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Lemonade Powder | 7 | 7 | – | – |
| Linseed Meal | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Liquorice Powder | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Loganberries | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Margarine | 152 | 152 | – | – |
| Marmalade | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Milk | 468 | 455 | 13 | 2.8 |
| Milk, Separated | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Milk, Sterilised | 14 | 14 | – | – |
| Milk, Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) | 64 | 64 | – | – |
| Medicated Liquid Paraffin | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Milk of Sulphur | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Mincemeat | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Muscat Raisins | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Mustard | 12 | 12 | – | – |
| Mustard Compound | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Olive Oil | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Parrish's Chemical Food | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Peas, Sweet | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Pea Flour | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Peaches, Dried | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Peaches | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Peel, Candied | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Peel, Candied Mixed | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Pepper | 48 | 42 | 6 | 12.5 |
| Pepper, Cayenne | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Piccililli | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Pickled Onions | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Plums, Stewing | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Pork Brawn | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Quinine, Ammon., Tincture of | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Raisins | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Raspberry Powder | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Rice | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Rice, Flaked | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Rice, Ground | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Roll, Swiss | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Salmon and Shrimp Paste | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| Salts, Epsom | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Salts, Glauber | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Sauce | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| Sauce, Tomato | 1 | 1 | – | – |