London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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The whole of these samples were
submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis, with the following result:—
| Article. | No. of samples purchased by Agents. | Result of Analysis. | Percentage of adulterated samples. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genuine. | Adulterated. | |||
| Butter | 109 | 108 | 1 | .9 |
| Margarine | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| Lard | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Milk | 50 | 39 | 11 | 22.0 |
| Cooking Lard | 1 | - | 1 | 100.0 |
| Dripping | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Dripping | 21 | 21 | - | - |
| Vinegar | 148 | 136 | 12 | 8.1 |
| Coffee | 30 | 29 | 1 | 3.3 |
| Cocoa | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| Cheese | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Cocoa Butter | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Treacle | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Self Raising Flour | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Tea | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Sugar | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Total | 390 | 364 | 26 | 6.6 |