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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Article. | Number of samples. | Adulterated |
|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 519 | 6 |
| Gin | 14 | 6 |
| Glycerine | 6 | — |
| Golden Eye Ointment | 3 | — |
| Golden Ointment | 1 | — |
| Golden Syrup | 3 | — |
| Ground Ginger | 29 | — |
| Ground Nuts | 1 | — |
| Honey | 1 | — |
| Iodine Paint | 4 | 1 |
| Iodine Salve | 1 | — |
| Jams | 10 | 1 |
| Junket Crystals | 1 | — |
| Lard | 45 | — |
| Liquid Paraffin | 3 | — |
| Malt Extract of Cod Liver Oil and Parrish's Food | 1 | — |
| Malt Vinegar | 1 | — |
| Malted Milk | 1 | — |
| Meat Paste | 3 | — |
| Mercurial Ointment | 1 | — |
| Milk | 57 | 1 |
| Mincemeat | 1 | — |
| Nut Marzipan | 1 | — |
| Oats and Oatmeal | 32 | — |
| Olive Oil | 18 | — |
| Pepper | 15 | — |
| Phenolated Solution of Iodine | 2 | — |
| Rice | 14 | — |
| Rum | 2 | 1 |
| Sago | 1 | — |
| Sauces | 27 | — |
| Sausages | 46 | 4 |
| Self-raising Flour | 2 | — |
| Semolina | 1 | — |
| Soups | 3 | — |
| Spices and Condiments | 29 | — |
| Spirit of Iodine | 2 | — |
| Sugar | 1 | — |
| Sulphur Ointment | 5 | — |
| Tapioca | 14 | — |
| Tea | 3 | — |
| Tincture of Iodine | 11 | 1 |
| Wheat Preparations | 10 | — |
| Whisky | 12 | 4 |
| Wine | 22 | — |
| Yellow Mercuric Oxide Ointment | 1 | — |
| Zinc Ointment | 10 | — |
| Total | 990 | 25 |
Percentage of adulterated samples for the year—2.52.