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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Article. | Number of Samples taken. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 512 | 17 |
| Separated Milk | 1 | ... |
| Tea | 10 | ... |
| Tea Siftings | 2 | ... |
| Coffee | 12 | ... |
| Flour | 1 | ... |
| Condensed Milk | 6 | ... |
| Cocoa | 33 | ... |
| Sugar | 52 | ... |
| Butter | 119 | 2 |
| Margarine | 133 | ... |
| Dripping | 55 | 2 |
| Lard | 59 | 1 |
| Cooking Fat | 4 | ... |
| Beef Suet and Flour | 23 | ... |
| Cake | 16 | 5 |
| Cheese | 8 | ... |
| Self-raising Flour | 41 | 2 |
| Pea Soup Flour | 23 | ... |
| Mace | 1 | 1 |
| Cornflour | 13 | ... |
| Bun Flour | 10 | ... |
| Rice | 59 | ... |
| Tapioca | 45 | ... |
| Oatmeal | 26 | ... |
| Semolina | 6 | ... |
| Sago | 7 | ... |
| Pearl Barley | 19 | ... |
| Arrowroot | 7 | ... |
| Rolled Oats | 10 | ... |
| Crushed Linseed | 9 | ... |
| Carraway Seeds | 6 | ... |
| Mixed Spice | 7 | ... |
| Ground Ginger | 1 | ... |
| Crystalized Ginger | 1 | ... |
| Desiccated Cocoanut | 4 | ... |
| Prepared Groats | 1 | ... |
| Lentils | 1 | ... |
| Sherbet | 1 | ... |
| Carried forward | 1344 | 30 |
| Percentage of adulterated samples for the year—3.0. | ||