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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
Fulham 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Action under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
The undermentioned samples were purchased for analysis in 1918:—
| Article. | Number of Samples taken. Officially. | Number Adulterated. | Number of Samples taken Unofficially. | Number Adulterated. | Total Samples. | Total Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulteration. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 609 | 77 | 10 | 4 | 619 | 81 | 13.08 |
| Condensed Milk | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Milk and Water | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Separated Milk | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 40.0 |
| Dried Milk | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Skimmed Milk | 2 | 1 | ... | . . . | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Butter | 16 | ... | 27 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 2.32 |
| Margarine | ... | ... | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 7.14 |
| Lard | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Cocoa | 6 | ... | 60 | 3 | 66 | 3 | 4.54 |
| Camphorated Oil | ... | ... | 21 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 19.04 |
| Coffee | 10 | ... | 57 | ... | 67 | ... | ... |
| Chicory and Coffee | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Self Raising Flour | ... | ... | 13 | ... | 13 | ... | ... |
| Flour | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 9 | ... | ... |
| Pepper | ... | ... | 19 | ... | 19 | ... | ... |
| Cayenne Pepper | 6 | ... | 11 | ... | 17 | ... | ... |
| Mustard | 8 | ... | 18 | ... | 26 | ... | ... |
| Tea | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Dripping | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14.3 |
| Ground Ginger | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | ... |
| Malt Vinegar | 5 | ... | 16 | ... | 21 | ... | ... |
| Sausage | ... | ... | 12 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 25.0 |
| Water Ice | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cocoa-Nut Jelly | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Saccharine | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Salad Oil | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Olive Oil | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 10 | ... | ... |
| Vinegar | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... |
| Milk Cheese | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 670 | 83 | 333 | 18 | 1003 | 101 | 10.06 |
13 per cent, of the samples of milk were certified to he
below the standard of the Board of Agriculture, against
3.4, 9.6 and 14.3 per cent, in the three preceding years,
the increase of adulteration since 1915 being very striking.
Proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts
were instituted in the following cases :—