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Southwark 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
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TABLE 60.
Return of Official Samples for the Year ending 3rd January, 1920, 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 Sample. | 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 Samples. | |
| Milk | 144 | 131 | 13 | 9.0 | 84 | 79 | 5 | 6.0 | 96 | 87 | 9 | 9.3 | 156 | 155 | 1 | 0.6 | 480 | 452 | 28 | 5.8 |
| Machine Skimmed Condensed Milk | ..... | ...... | ... | .... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ..... | 3 | 3 | ...... | ...... |
| Condensed Milk | ... | ... | ... | ...... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ...... |
| Tea | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 20 | 20 | ... | ... | 22 | 22 | ... | ... | 25 | 25 | ... | ... | 81 | 81 | ... | ... |
| Coffee | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 32 | 32 | ...... | ...... |
| Coffee and Chicory | • • • | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Chicory | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Cocoa | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 36 | 36 | ... | ...... |
| Sugar | 32 | 32 | ... | ... | 35 | 35 | ... | ... | 33 | 33 | ... | ... | 32 | 32 | ... | ... | 132 | 132 | ... | ... |
| Glaxo | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Butter | 22 | 22 | ... | ... | 28 | 26 | 2 | 7.1 | 22 | 22 | ... | ... | 20 | 20 | ... | ... | 92 | 90 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Margarine | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5.0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6.6 | 18 | 18 | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | ... | 66 | 64 | 2 | 3.0 |
| Lard | 22 | 99 | ...... | ... | 24 | 24 | ... | ... | 24 | 23 | 1 | 4.1 | 23 | 23 | ... | ... | 93 | 92 | 1 | 11 |
| Dripping | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | 17 | 17 | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | 64 | 64 | ... | ... |
| Cooking Fat | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Lard Compound | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ...• . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ...... | |
| Best Fat | 1 | 1 | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ...... |
| Edible Fat | 1 | 1 | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Cocoa Butter | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cheese | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | 17 | 17 | ... | ... |
| Dutch Cheese | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Flour | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 27 | 27 | ... | ... |
| Self-raising Flour | 27 | 20 | 7 | 25.9 | 41 | 41 | ... | ... | 31 | 31 | ... | ... | 24 | 24 | ... | ... | 123 | 116 | 7 | 5-7 |
| Baking Powder | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 100.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 80-0 |
| Pea Flour | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Beef Suet and Farina | .... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Farina | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cornflour | ...... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Beef Suet and Bice Flour | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Oatmeal | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 26 | 26 | ... | ... | |
| Rice | 3 | 3 | ... | .... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ...... |
| Tapioca | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Beef Suet | •... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ...... | ... |
| Sausages | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Maize Semolina | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Brawn | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50 0 | |
| Crushed Linseed | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | |
| Carried forward | 350 | 328 | 22 | — | 323 | 315 | 8 | - | 316 | 305 | 11 | — | 382 | 377 | 5 | — | 1371 | 1325 | 46 | - |