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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
Southwark 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Article. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulteration. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulteration. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulteration. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulteration. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulteration. | |
| Milk | 301 | 260 | 41 | 13.6 | 315 | 264 | 51 | 16.1 | 306 | 271 | 35 | 11.4 | 207 | 193 | 14 | 6.7 | 1129 | 988 | 141 | 12.4 |
| Milk (Sterilized) | 1 | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Milk (Skimmed) | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 21.4 |
| Milk (Separated) | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 2 | 33.3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 36.8 |
| Milk (Separated and New, mixed | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Milk(Condensed, Machine Skimmed) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Milk (Condensed) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Butter | 77 | 69 | 8 | 10.3 | 75 | 72 | 3 | 4.0 | 79 | 77 | 2 | 2.5 | 126 | 123 | 3 | 2.3 | 357 | 341 | 16 | 4.4 |
| Butter (on Bread) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0 |
| Margarine (unmarked) | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 9 | ... | 9 | 100.0 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 73.3 |
| Lard | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 18 | 18 | ... | ... |
| Dripping | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Cheese | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 19 | 19 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 38 | 38 | ... | ... |
| Cream Cheese | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Tea | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Coffee | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10.0 | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 24 | 24 | ... | ... | 64 | 63 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Chocolate Powder | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Coffee Essence | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cocoa | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0 | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 19 | 18 | 1 | 5.2 |
| Swiss Milk Chocolate | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Sugar | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... |
| ,, (Demerara) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Ginger Wine | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | ... | ... | 100.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 100.0 | 6 | ... | 6 | 100.0 |
| Orange Wine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 33.0 |
| Raisin Wine | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Elder Wine | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 |
| Grape Wine | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 |
| Whisky | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 20 | 3 | 13.0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 13.0 |
| Rum | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7.1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Brandy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 8 | 1 | 11.1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 11.1 |
| Gin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Ginger Brandy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Vanilla Flavour | ... | ... | ... | ... | ......... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Strawberry Flavour Cordial | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Horehound Beer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Peppermint Fruit Syrup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Carried forward | 423 | 370 | 53 | — | 437 | 379 | 58 | — | 453 | 410 | 43 | — | 477 | 434 | 43 | — | 1790 | 1593 | 197 | — |