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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
Camberwell 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE "A"—continued.
| Article. | Number Examined. | Number Adulterated, &c. | Percentage of Adulteration. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Private. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Private. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | |
| Green Bacon | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tincture of lodine | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Thirst-Quenching Tablets | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Condensed Machine Skim Milk, Sweetened | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lemonade | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ground Rice | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Potted Meat | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Breakfast Sausage | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cream Cheese | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Crushed Linseed | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cheddar Cheese | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Flour | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Glaubers Salts | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pure Glycerine | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lemon Cheese | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ground Ginger | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Separated Milk | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Beef Sausages | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sausages | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1,057 | 133 | 0 | 190 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 57 | 3.31 | 9.02 | |
The ten Margarines were genuine, but were sold in wrappers without the word
" Margarine " appearing thereon. These are not, therefore, included in the percentage
table above as adulterated samples.
TABLE "B."
| Year. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of adulteration | 2.9 | 2.32 | 2.58 | 2.02 | 3.31 |
The following table shows the percentage of Milk adulteration for the past
five years:—
TABLE "C."
| Year. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of adulteration | 1.95 | 1.59 | 2.0 | 1.31 | 2.25 |