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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 70.
| 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 ol Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulte. rated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterate Sample*. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | |
| Milk | 158 | 148 | 10 | 6.3 | 144 | 129 | 15 | 10.4 | 115 | 109 | 6 | 5.2 | 152 | 135 | 17 | 1ll | 569 | 521 | 48 | 8.4 |
| Skimmed Milk | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Machine Skimmed Milk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66 6 | |||||||||||
| Separated Milk | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 11.1 | 9 | 6 | 33.3 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 25.0 | ||||
| Separated and New Milk | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cream | 1 | 5 | 4 | 200 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16.6 | ||||||||||||
| Cream, Preserved | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Condensed Milk | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Machine Skimmed Con | ||||||||||||||||||||
| densed Milk | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Butter | 26 | 22 | 4 | 15.4 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 71 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 113 | 107 | 6 | |||||
| Margarine | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30.0 | 18 | 17 | 5.5 | 26 | 25 | 3.8 | 54 | 49 | 5 | 92 | ||||||
| Lard | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 65 | 65 | ||||||||||
| Dripping | 7 | 5 | 28.6 | 7 | 6 | 14.2 | 20 | 16 | 20 0 | 38 | 37 | 2 6 | 72 | 64 | 8 | 11.1 | ||||
| Coffee | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 28 | ||||||||||||
| Tea Dust | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cocoa | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Chocolate Powder | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chicory | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Cheese | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Castor Sugar | 2 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| Cane Sugar | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 12 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Ground Rice | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Flaked Rice | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Tapioca | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Flaked Tapioca | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Pearl Barley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Flour | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 34 | 67 | 67 | ||||||||||
| Self.raising Flour | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Cake Mixture | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Cornflour | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Oatmeal | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Perfecto Rice | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Plasmon Oats | 1 | 1 | * * * | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Rolled Oats | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Sago | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Carried forward | 234 | 216 | 18 | — | 254 | 231 | 23 | — | 296 | 280 | 16 | . | 439 | 240 | 19 | — | 1223 | 1147 | 76 | . |