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Southwark 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
TABLE 39. Return of Official Samples for the Year ending 2nd January 1926, showing the number taken, and the percentage of adulterated Samples for the year.
| Article. | Number of Samples taken. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 448 | 10 |
| Preserved Cream | 1 | ... |
| Tea | 14 | ... |
| Cream | 2 | ... |
| Coffee | 17 | ... |
| Flour | 2 | ... |
| Condensed Milk (machine skimmed) | 1 | ... |
| Cocoa | 31 | ... |
| Sugar | 53 | ... |
| Butter | 109 | ... |
| Margarine | 93 | ... |
| Dripping | 29 | 1 |
| Lard | 55 | ... |
| Cooking Fat | 1 | ... |
| Beef Suet and Flour | 7 | ... |
| Cake | 31 | 11 |
| Cheese | 15 | ... |
| Self-raising Flour | 32 | ... |
| Pea Soup Flour | 8 | ... |
| Mace | 1 | ... |
| Cornflour | 6 | ... |
| Bun Flour | 4 | ... |
| Bice | 37 | 1 |
| Tapioca | 26 | ... |
| Oatmeal | 12 | ... |
| Semolina | 5 | ... |
| Sago | 4 | ... |
| Pearl Barley | 16 | ... |
| Arrowroot | 10 | ... |
| Rolled Oats | 2 | ... |
| Crushed Linseed | 6 | ... |
| Mixed Spice | 3 | ... |
| Crystalized Ginger | 1 | ... |
| Desiccated Cocoanut | 2 | ... |
| Prepared Groats | 1 | ... |
| Milk Pudding | 3 | ... |
| Sherbet | 2 | ... |
| Carried forward | 1090 | 23 |
| Percentage of adulterated samples for the year—2.6, | ||