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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
| 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 Adulte rated Samples. | Number ofSamples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | Number of Samplestaken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | |
| Milk | 143 | 135 | 8 | 5.6 | 120 | 108 | 12 | 10.0 | 94 | 82 | 12 | 12.7 | 152 | 149 | 3 | 1.9 | 509 | 474 | 35* | 6.9 |
| Machine Skimmed Dry Milk | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Separated Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | ... | 2 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 7 | 4 | 3 | 42.8 |
| Tea | 26 | 26 | ... | ... | 31 | 31 | ... | ... | 18 | 18 | ... | ... | 25 | 25 | ... | ... | 100 | 100 | ... | ... |
| Coffee | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 31 | 31 | ... | ... |
| Coffee and Chicory | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Chicory | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Cocoa | 14 | 13 | 1 | 71 | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 44 | 43 | 1 | 2.3 |
| Sugar | 29 | 29 | ... | ... | 27 | 27 | ... | ... | 21 | 21 | ... | ... | 35 | 35 | ... | ... | 112 | 112 | ... | ... |
| Sugar Substitute | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Butter | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7.1 | 13 | 13 | ... | ... | 24 | 24 | ... | ... | 61 | 60 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Margarine | 17 | 12 | 5 | 29.4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 15.8 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22.2 | 50 | 40 | 10§ | 20.0 |
| Lard | 26 | 26 | ... | ... | 19 | 19 | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | 19 | 19 | ... | ... | 79 | 79 | ... | ... |
| Dripping | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | 17 | 17 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6.6 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Cooking Fat | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Beef Dripping | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Pea Soup Flour | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Edible Fat | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Chopped Suet | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 |
| Cheese | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 23 | 23 | ... | ... |
| Dutch Cheese | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Flour | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | ... |
| Self-raising Flour | 36 | 36 | ... | ... | 31 | 31 | ... | ... | 21 | 21 | ... | ... | 24 | 23 | 1 | 4.2 | 112 | 111 | I | 0.9 |
| Baking Powder | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Pea Flour | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Beef Suet and Farina | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Beef Suet and Flour | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Cornflour | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | 36 | 36 | ... | ... |
| Beef Suet and Rice Flour | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... |
| Oatmeal | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 29 | 29 | ... | ... |
| Rice | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Tapioca | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 26 | 26 | ... | ... |
| Beef Suet | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Sausage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Raisley | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Brawn | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 40.0 |
| Crushed Linseed | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | ... | ... |
| Carried forward | 384 | 365 | 19 | — | 367 | 347 | 20 | — | 250 | 236 | 14 | — | 383 | 374 | 9 | — | 1384 | 1322 | 62 | — |
| * 14 of these samples were adulterated with colouring matter only. | § These 10 samples consisted of genuine margarine, sold in unmarked wrappers. | |||||||||||||||||||