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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 1938
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1938
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FOOD AND DRUGS—continued
| Articles submitted for Analysis | Total Samples Taken | Number Genuine | Number Adulterated | Percentage of Articles Adulterated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margarine | 37 | 37 | – | – |
| Margarine (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Marmalade | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Marmalade (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Marmalade, Ginger | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.66% |
| Medicinal Liquid Paraffin | 3 | 3 | 2 | – |
| Medicinal Liquid Paraffin (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Milk | 327 | 322 | 5 | 153% |
| Milk (Informal) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.66% |
| Milk, Accredited (Informal) | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Milk, Condensed (Informal) | 19 | 19 | – | – |
| Milk Multed | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Milk Malted (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Milk Pasteurised | 24 | 24 | – | – |
| Milk Pasteurised (Informal) | 55 | 55 | – | – |
| Milk, Sterilised | 79 | 79 | – | – |
| Milk, Sterilised (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Milk Tuberculin Tested | 5 | 3 | 2 | 40.00% |
| Buttermilk (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Mincemeat | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| Mineral Water, Cream Soda | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Mineral Water, Cream Soda (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Mineral Water | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Mineral Water (Informal) | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Mineral Water, Zesto | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Mint, Dried | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Mint, Dried (Informal) | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Mint jelly (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Mints | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Mustard | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| Mustard, Compound (Informal) | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Mustard, Dutch Table | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Mustard, Prepared | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Nutmeg, Ground (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oats, Quick | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oats, Rolled | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Oil, Castor | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Oil, Castor (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oil, Cod Liver and Malt Extract | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Oil, Cod Liver | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Oil, Frying | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oil, Lucca | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oil, Olive | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Oil, Olive (Informal) | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Ointment, Basilicon | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Ointment, Boracic | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Ointment, iodine (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Ointment, Sulphur | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Ointment, Sulphur (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Ointment, Wintergreen | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Ointment, Zinc | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Orange, Juice | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Orange Juice, Sweetened (Informal) | 1 | 1 | – | – |