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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 1913
[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 Adulterated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | |
| Milk | 116 | 108 | 8 | 6.9 | 158 | 141 | 17 | 10.8 | 182 | 161 | 21 | 11.5 | 168 | 158 | 10 | 5.9 | 624 | 568 | 56 | 9.0 |
| Separated Milk | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 3 8 | ||||||
| Skimmed Milk | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Machine Skimmed Milk.. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Separated and New Milk | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Condensed Milk | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Condensed Machine Skimmed Milk | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cream | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Preserved Cream | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cheese | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Butter | 19 | 15 | 4 | 21.0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 31.2 | 55 | 55 | 26 | 23 | 11-5 | 116 | 104 | 12 | 10.3 | |||
| Lard | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 39 | ||||||||||
| MaTgarine (unmarked) | 9 | 2 | 7 | 77.7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 83.3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 46.2 | ||||
| Dripping | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Tea | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Coffee | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0 | li | 11 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6.2 | ||||||||
| Cocoa | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Demerara | 18 | 1 | 17 | 94.4 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 944 | ||||||||||||
| Sugar | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Chocolate Powder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Golden Syrup | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Crystal Syrup | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Amber Syrup | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honey | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Plum Jam | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Raspberry Jam | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Black Currant Jam | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Strawberry Jam | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Marmalade | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bread | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Flour | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Self-raising Flour | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Cake Flour | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cornflour | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | 50.0 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 13.3 | 32 | |||||||||||||
| Flaked Rice | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Carried forward | 182 | 145 | 37 | — | 210 | 182 | 28 | 317 | 295 | 22 | — | 332 | 315 | 17 | — | 1041 | 937 | 104 | — | |