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Southwark 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
TABLE 28.
Return of Official Samples for the Year ending 31st December,
1937, showing the number taken, and the percentage of adulterated
Samples for the year.
FORMAL SAMPLES.
| Article. | Number of Samples taken. | Adulterated . |
|---|---|---|
| "All-bran" | 1 | - |
| Arrowroot | 2 | — |
| Baking Mixtures | 2 | — |
| Barley | 4 | — |
| Barley Kernels | 1 | — |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | 8 | — |
| "Bisto" | 2 | — |
| Black Pudding | 1 | — |
| Blanc Mange Powder | 4 | — |
| Boracic Crystals | 1 | - |
| Boracic Powder | 1 | - |
| Borax | 4 | — |
| "Bospur" | 1 | — |
| Brandy | 7 | — |
| Brawn | 10 | — |
| Breakfast Sausage | 1 | - |
| Butter | 68 | — |
| Cakes and Biscuits | 19 | — |
| Cake, Bun and Pudding Mixtures | 16 | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 1 | — |
| Castor Oil | 1 | — |
| Cheese | 10 | — |
| Chocolates and Sweets | 3 | — |
| Cocoa | 19 | — |
| Coffee | 6 | — |
| Compound Liquorice Powder | 1 | — |
| Condensed Milk | 17 | — |
| Corned Beef | 2 | — |
| Cornflour | 7 | — |
| Cream of Tartar | 1 | — |
| Crushed Linseed | 1 | — |
| Curry Powder | 3 | - |
| Custard Powder | 7 | - |
| Carried forward | 232 | - |