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Southwark 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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INFORMAL SAMPLES.
In addition to the samples taken under the Food and Drugs Acts as
shown in table 71, 390 samples were purchased informally by the Inspector
through his several agents.
FOOD AND drugs ACTS.
TABLE 71,
Return of Official Samples for the Year ending 29th December* 1918, showing the number taken, and the percentage of adulterated Samples
for each quarter and for the year.
| Article. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samplers. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | |
| Milk | 152 | 108 | 44 | 29.0 | 155 | 126 | 29 | 18.7 | 271 | 231 | 40 | 14.7 | 145 | 133 | 12 | 8.2 | 723 | 598 | 125 | 17.3 |
| Skimmed Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 |
| Separated Milk | 4 | 1 | 3 | 75.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 75.0 |
| Condensed Milk | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Tea | 19 | 19 | ... | ... | 18 | 18 | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | ... | 17 | 17 | ... | ... | 67 | 67 | ... | ... |
| Coffee | 26 | 25 | 1 | 3.8 | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | 58 | 57 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Coffee and Chicory | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ...| | ... |
| Chicory | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0 |
| Cocoa | 24 | 24 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | 51 | 51 | ... | ... |
| Sugar | 47 | 47 | ... | ... | 46 | 46 | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 33 | 33 | ... | ... | 140 | 140 | ... | ... |
| Demerara Sugar | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Butter | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 20 | 20 | ... | ... | 40 | 40 | ... | ... |
| Margarine | 19 | 19 | ... | ... | 20 | 20 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 50 | 56 | ... | ... |
| Lard | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | ... | 17 | 17 | ... | ... | 40 | 40 | ... | ... |
| Dripping | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | 26 | 24 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Cooking Fat | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0 |
| Lard Substitute | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Nut Lard | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 |
| Butterette | 1 | 1 | ... | .. . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Cocoa Butter | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | |||
| Cheese | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ||
| Dutch Cheese | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Flour | 16 | 16 | . .... | * . . | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 32 | 32 | ... | ... |
| Self-raising Flour | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10-0 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 4.3 |
| Baking Powder | 2 | ... | 2 | 100-0 | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | ... | ... | 100.0 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 5 | 83.3 |
| Pea Soup Flour | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | |
| Beef Suet and Farina | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Farina | ... | ... | ... | ... | ».« | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cornflour | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 100.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16.6 | |
| Vermicelli ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Oatmeal | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 37 | 37 | ... | ... |
| Rice | 3 | 3 | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | .6 | ... | ... | 17 | 17 | ... | ... | |
| Tapioca | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 32 | 32 | ... | ... |
| Arrowroot | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Lentils | 1 | 1 | ... | .. . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Maize Semolina | 4 | 4 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | |
| Flaked Maize | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ||
| Crushed Linseed | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12-5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 25.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | 11 | 2 | 15.4 |
| Carried forward | 391 | 334 | 57 | — | 346 | 313 | 33 | - | 365 | 323 | 42 | - | 324 | 310 | 14 | - | 1426 | 1280 | 146 | - |
PUBLIC HEALTH (MILK AND CREAM) REGULATIONS, 1912.
No sample of Cream or Preserved Cream was taken by the Inspector
during the year.