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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 1937
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1937
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FOOD AND DRUGS—continued
| Articles submitted for Analysis | Total Samples Taken | Number Genuine | Number Adulterated | Percentage of Articles Adulterated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk, Chocolate, Tinned (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Milk, Condensed (Informal) | 30 | 30 | – | – |
| Milk, Dried | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Milk, Pasteurised | 47 | 46 | 1 | 2.13% |
| Milk, Pasteurised (Informal) | 54 | 54 | – | – |
| Milk, Sterilized | 95 | 93 | 2 | 2.11% |
| Milk, Tuberculin Tested | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Milk, Tuberculin Tested (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Milk Jelly Crystals | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Milk Pudding Powder (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Mincemeat (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Mineral Water, Cream Soda | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Mineral Water | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Mineral Water (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Mint, Dried | 8 | 8 | – | – |
| Mint, Dried (Informal) | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Mints, Clear | 10 | 10 | – | – |
| Mints, Clear (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Mustard | 8 | 8 | – | – |
| Mustard (Informal) | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Mustard, Compound | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Mustard, German | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Mustard, Prepared | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Mustard Prepared (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oatmeal | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oats, Flaked | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oil, Cod Liver and Malt Extract | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Oil, Cod Liver Emulsion and Hypophosphites | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oil, Halibut Liver and Orange Juice | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oil, Lucca | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oil, Cotton Seed | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oil, Whale | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oil, Camphorated (Informal) | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Oil, Castor (Informal) | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Oil, Camphorated Amber and Eucalyptus (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oil, Cod Liver (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oil, Nut (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oil, Olive | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Oil, Halibut Liver and Malt Extract | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oil, Halibut Liver (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Ointment, Basilicon | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Ointment, Sulphur | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Ointment, Wintergreen | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Ointment, Zinc | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Orange Squash | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Paste, Bloater (Informal) | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Paste, Chicken, and Ham (Informal) | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Paste, Crab (Informal) | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Paste, Fish | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Paste, Salmon, and Anchovy (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Paste, Salmon and Shrimp | 5 | 5 | – | – |