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Southwark 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
TABLE 66.
Return of Official Samples for the Year ending 30th December, 1922, 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 Adulterated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | |
| Milk | 145 | 137 | 8 | 5.5 | 123 | 120 | 3 | 2.4 | 92 | 85 | 7 | 7.6 | 156 | 149 | 7 | 45 | 516 | 491 | 25 | 4.8 |
| Skimmed Milk | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Tea | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | ... | 42 | 42 | ... | ... |
| Tea Siftings | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Coffee | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Coffee and Chicory | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| French Coffee | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Cocoa | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 20 | 20 | ... | ... | 41 | 41 | ... | ... |
| Cocoa Essence | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Sugar | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 17 | 17 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 54 | 54 | ... | ... |
| Bntter | 20 | 20 | ... | ... | 33 | 33 | ... | ... | 19 | 19 | ... | ... | 32 | 32 | ... | ... | 104 | 104 | ... | ... |
| Margarine | 26 | 25 | 1 | 3.8 | 33 | 31 | ... | 6.1 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 8.3 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 12.5 | 123 | 113 | 10* | 8.1 |
| Dripping | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 40 | 40 | ... | ... |
| Lard | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | 51 | 51 | ... | ... |
| Beef Suet | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 100.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 |
| Beef Suet and Flour | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Beef Suet and Rice Flour | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... |
| Shredded Suet | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cheese | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 19 | 19 | ... | ... |
| Dutch Cheese | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... |
| Self-raising Flour | 13 | 13 | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 49 | 49 | ... | ... |
| Pea Soup Flour | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... |
| Pea Flour | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Cornflour | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 19 | 19 | ... | ... |
| Cake Flour | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Bun Flour | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Rice | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | |
| Flaked Rice | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Ground Rice | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | 20.0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7.1 | |
| Tapioca | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 33 | 33 | ... | ... |
| Tapioca Siftings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Oatmeal | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 28 | 28 | ... | ... |
| Semolina | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Sago | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 25.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16.7 |
| Pearl Barley | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | ... | ... |
| Arrowroot | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | |
| Rolled Oats | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Crushed Linseed | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... |
| Carried forward. | 314 | 305 | 9 | - | 347 | 340 | 7 | — | 213 | 204 | 9 | — | 380 | 367 | 13 | — | 1254 | 1216 | 38 | — |
*These 10 samples consisted of genuine margarine, sold in unmarked wrappers.