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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 DRUGS— continued.
Total
Samples
Taken
Number
Adulterated
Percentager of
Articles
Adulterated
Articles submitted for
Analysis
Number
Genuine
-
-
Sauce, Worcester
1
1
Sausage, Breakfast
22
22
-
-
Sausages, Beef
26
24
2
77
Sausages, Pork
7
16
1
5.9
Sausages, Victoria
1
1
-
-
Sherbet Powder
1
1
-
-
Spirits of Nitre (Sweet)
1
1
-
-
Suet, Beef
2
2
-
-
Suet, Shredded Beef
3
3
-
-
Suet, Flaked
1
1
-
-
Suet, Shredded
2
2
-
-
Sugar
2
2
-
-
Sugar, Demerara
2
2
-
-
Sugar, Granulated
4
4
-
-
Sulphur, Precipitated
1
1
-
-
Sulphur Tablets
1
1
-
-
Sultanas
5
5
-
-
Tapioca
2
2
-
-
Tapioca Flakes
2
2
-
-
Tartaric Acid
2
2
-
-
Vinegar, Malt
22
21
1
4.5
Vinegar, Wood
62
4.8
59
3
Wine, Elder
1
1
-
-
Wine, Ginger
4
4
-
-
Wine, Green Ginger
1
-
-
1
Wine, Orange
2
2
-
-
Wine, Orange and Quinine
2
2
-
-
Wine, Raisin
1
-
1
-
Wine, Raspberry
1
1
-
-
1541
1571
30
1.9
Total
TABLE IX.—FOOD AND DRUGS—continued.
| Articles submitted for Analysis | Total Samples Taken | Number Genuine | Number Adulterated | Percentager of Articles Adulterated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauce, Worcester | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Sausage, Breakfast | 22 | 22 | – | – |
| Sausages, Beef | 26 | 24 | 2 | 77 |
| Sausages, Pork | 7 | 16 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Sausages, Victoria | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Sherbet Powder | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Spirits of Nitre (Sweet) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Suet, Beef | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Suet, Shredded Beef | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Suet, Flaked | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Suet, Shredded | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Sugar | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Sugar, Demerara | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Sugar, Granulated | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Sulphur, Precipitated | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Sulphur Tablets | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Sultanas | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| Tapioca | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Tapioca Flakes | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Tartaric Acid | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Vinegar, Malt | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Vinegar, Wood | 62 | 59 | 3 | 4.8 |
| Wine, Elder | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Wine, Ginger | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Wine, Green Ginger | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Wine, Orange | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Wine, Orange and Quinine | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Wine, Raisin | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Wine, Raspberry | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Total | 1571 | 1541 | 30 | 1.9 |