Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Article. | Number of Samples taken. | Adulterated. |
---|---|---|
Milk | 462 | 12 |
Ground Ginger | 1 | ... |
Tea | 8 | ... |
Tea Dust | 10 | ... |
Coffee | 17 | ... |
Preserved Cream | 1 | ... |
Cream | 4 | ... |
Cocoa | 37 | ... |
Sugar | 69 | ... |
Butter | 117 | ... |
Margarine | 74 | ... |
Dripping | 37 | ... |
Lard | 89 | ... |
Cooking Fat | 1 | ... |
Beef Suet and Flour | 5 | ... |
Cake | 18 | 4 |
Cheese | 7 | ... |
Self-raising Flour | 52 | ... |
Pea Soup Flour | 14 | ... |
Cakeflour | 1 | ... |
Cornflour | 16 | ... |
Bun Flour | 8 | ... |
Rice | 38 | ... |
Tapioca | 26 | ... |
Oatmeal | 2 | ... |
Carraway Seeds | 4 | ... |
Sago | 4 | ... |
Pearl Barley | 22 | 5 |
Arrowroot | 5 | ... |
Rolled Oats | 2 | ... |
Crushed Linseed | 9 | 2 |
Mixed Spice | 6 | . . . |
Soup | 2 | ... |
Yorkshire Pudding Powder | 1 | ... |
Prepared Groats | 5 | ... |
Milk Pudding | 2 | ... |
Borax | 1 | ... |
Dessicated Cocoanut | 4 | ... |
Carried forward | 1181 | 23 |
Percentage of adulterated samples for the year—2.0. |