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Southwark 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Return of Official Samples for the Year ending 1st January, 1916, showing the number taken, and the percentage of adulterated Samples
for each quarter and for the year.
| 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 Adulte rated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | |
| Milk | 155 | 143 | 12 | 7.7 | 150 | 119 | 31 | 20.6 | 115 | 104 | 11 | 9.5 | 153 | 140 | 13 | 8.5 | 573 | 506 | 67 | 11.7 |
| Separated Milk | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | ... |
| Skimmed Milk | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Machine Skimmed Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Separated and New Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Preserved Cream | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Cream | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Butter | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10.0 | 13 | 13 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 38 | 37 | 1 | 2.6 |
| Dripping | 21 | 18 | 3 | 14.3 | 18 | 18 | ... | ... | 18 | 15 | ... | 16.7 | 10 | 9 | ... | 10.0 | 67 | 60 | 7 | 10.4 |
| Lard | 18 | 18 | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | 20 | 20 | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | ... | 66 | 66 | ... | ... |
| Margarine | 28 | 23 | 5 | 17.8 | 26 | 17 | ... | 34.6 | 25 | 25 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 88 | 74 | 14 | 115.9 |
| Cheese | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Sugar | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 19 | 19 | ... | ... |
| Loaf Sugar | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Granulated Sugar | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Castor Sugar | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | 48 | 48 | ... | ... |
| Cane Sugar | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 31 | 31 | ... | ... |
| Tea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Coffee | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 25.0 | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 26 | 25 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Cocoa | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 31 | 31 | ... | ... |
| Chicory | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Mustard | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | ... | ... |
| Pepper | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | ... | ... |
| Salt | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Vinegar | 40 | 38 | 2 | 5.0 | 20 | 20 | ... | ... | 18 | 17 | ... | 5.5 | 28 | 28 | ... | ... | 106 | 103 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Malt Vinegar | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Condiment | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Flour | 23 | 23 | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 56 | 56 | ... | ... |
| Self-raising Flour | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 18 | 18 | ... | ... |
| Cake flour | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cornflour | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | ... | ... |
| Arrowroot | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Tapioca | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | ... |
| Sago | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Tapioca, flaked | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... |
| Rice, flaked | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Rice, ground | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Carried forward | 379 | 350 | 23 | — | 320 | 279 | 41 | — | 313 | 29S | 15 | — | 293 | 279 | 14 | — | 1305 | 1212 | 93 | — |