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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 1921
[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 | 144 | 133 | 11 | 7.6 | 130 | 117 | 13 | 10.0 | 101 | 89 | 12 | 11.9 | 142 | 128 | 14 | 9.9 | 517 | 467 | 50* | 9.7 |
| Machine Skimmed Condensed Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Separated Milk | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Tea | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | 50 | 50 | ... | ... |
| Coffee | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14.3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 26 | 25 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Coffee and Chicory | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Chicory | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Cocoa | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 40 | 40 | ... | ... |
| Sugar | 36 | 36 | ... | ... | 18 | 18 | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | 81 | 81 | ... | ... |
| Cream | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Butter | 25 | 25 | ... | ... | 27 | 27 | ... | ... | 24 | 24 | ... | ... | 27 | 27 | ... | ... | 103 | 103 | ... | ... |
| Margarine | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7.1 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 18.4 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 10.7 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 11.1 | 116 | 101 | 15 § | 12.9 |
| Lard | 19 | 19 | ... | ... | 21 | 21 | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 17 | 17 | ... | ... | 71 | 71 | ... | ... |
| Dripping | 15 | 14 | 1 | 67 | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16.7 | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 38 | 36 | 2 | 5.3 |
| Cooking Fat | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... |
| Cooking Dripping | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Pea Soup Flour | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | ... |
| Edible Fat | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Bun Flour | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Cheese | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | ... | ... |
| Dutch Cheese | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | l | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Flour | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | ... | ... |
| Self.raising Flour | 21 | 21 | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | 18 | 18 | ... | ... | 17 | 17 | ... | ... | 68 | 68 | ... | ... |
| Cakeoma | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Pea Flour | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Foot Sugar | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Beef Suet and Flour | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cornflour | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 18 | 18 | ... | ... |
| Beef Suet and Rice Flour | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | ... |
| Oatmeal | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0 | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 31 | 30 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Rice | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Tapioca | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 33 | 33 | ... | ... |
| Maize Semolina | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 |
| Pearl Tapioca | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cocoa Essence | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Brawn | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Crushed Linseed | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Carried forward | 371 | 356 | 15 | — | 338 | 318 | 20 | — | 261 | 243 | 18 | — | 333 | 315 | 18 | — | 1303 | 1232 | 71 | — |
* 3 of these samples were adulterated with colouring matter only. § These 15 samples consisted of genuine margarine, sold in unmarked wrappers.