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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 1929
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1929
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FOOD AND DRUGS—continued.
| Articles submitted for Analysis | Total Samples Taken | Number Genuine | Number Adulterated | Percentages of Articles Adulterated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk of Sulphur | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Mincemeat | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Mushroom Ketchup | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Mustard | 10 | 10 | – | – |
| Nuts and Raisins | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oatmeal, Fine | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Ointment, Zinc | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Olive Oil | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Orange Curd | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Orange Squash | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Parriah's Chemical Food | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Pears, Dried | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Peas, Tinned | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Peel, Candied | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Pepper | 38 | 36 | 2 | 5.3 |
| Piccalilli | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Pickled Cabbage | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Pickled Onions | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Pickles, Mixed | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Pilchards | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Pork Pie | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Quinine, Ammon., Tincture of | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Quinine and Iron Tonic | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Raisins | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Raisins, Seedless | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Rice | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Rice Flour | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Rose Pink Colouring | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Rum and Butter Caramels | 1 | – | 1 | 100.0 |
| Sal Volatile | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Salmon and Shrimp Paste | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Sauce | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| Sauce, Chop | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Sauce, Mint | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Sauce, Tomato | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Sausage, Breakfast | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Sausage, Liver | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Sausage, Luncheon | 18 | 18 | – | – |
| Sausage, Pork Luncheon | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Sausages, Beef | 34 | 33 | 1 | 2.9 |
| Sausages, Cambridge | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Sausages, Beef and Pork | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Sausages, Pork | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Sausages, Parisian | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Seasoning | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Sponge Fingers | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Steak | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Sueflakes | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Suet | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Suet, Beef | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Suet, Shredded | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| Sugar | 7 | 7 | – | – |
| Sugar, Demerara | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Sugar, Yellow Crystals | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Sugar, Pudding | 1 | 1 | – | – |