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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Article | Number of samples. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 416 | 1 |
| Lard | 43 | _ |
| Liquid Paraffin | 1 | — |
| Malt Vinegar | 1 | — |
| Margarine | 10 | — |
| Menthol and Eucalyptus Gums | 1 | — |
| Milk | 53 | — |
| Mineral Waters | 22 | — |
| Mixed Herbs | 5 | — |
| Oats and Oatmeal | 3 | — |
| Olive Oil | 5 | — |
| Pea Flour | 3 | — |
| Pepper | 21 | — |
| Pepper Compound | 1 | — |
| Preserved Sausage | 5 | — |
| Rice | 19 | — |
| Rice Custard Pudding | 1 | — |
| Sage | 6 | — |
| Salt | 2 | — |
| Sauces | 27 | — |
| Sausages | 39 | 6 |
| Self-raising Flour | 1 | — |
| Soups | 20 | — |
| Spices and Condiments | 12 | — |
| Suet and Rice Flour | 1 | — |
| Sugar | 1 | — |
| Sulphur Ointment | 4 | — |
| Sweet Herbs | 1 | — |
| Tea | 7 | — |
| Tincture of Iodine | 4 | 2 |
| Veal Stuffing | 6 | — |
| Zinc Ointment | 13 | 1 |
| Total | 754 | 10 |
Percentage of adulterated samples for the year—1.3.