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Southwark 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 37.
Return of Official Samples for the Year ending 29th December, 1928, showing the number taken, and the percentage of adulterated Samples for the year.
| Article. | Number of Samples taken. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 504 | 3 |
| Ground Ginger | 1 | — |
| Flour | 1 | — |
| Tea Dust | 2 | — |
| Coffee | 7 | — |
| Alum | 1 | — |
| Bismuth | 2 | — |
| Cocoa | 19 | — |
| Sugar | 55 | — |
| Butter | 126 | 11 |
| Margarine | 96 | — |
| Dripping | 32 | 1 |
| Lard | 58 | — |
| Cooking Fat | 1 | — |
| Beef Suet and Flour | 5 | — |
| Cake | 11 | — |
| Cheese | 6 | — |
| Self-raising Flour | 39 | — |
| Pea Soup Flour | 13 | 1 |
| Gofa | 1 | — |
| Cornflour | 10 | — |
| Bun Flour | 6 | — |
| Rice | 29 | — |
| Tapioca | 26 | — |
| Oatmeal | 4 | — |
| Carraway Seeds | 1 | — |
| Sago | 2 | — |
| Pearl Barley | 22 | 1 |
| Arrowroot | 4 | — |
| Rolled Oats | 5 | — |
| Crushed Linseed | 6 | 1 |
| Mixed Spice | 3 | — |
| Soup | 2 | — |
| Dough Nuts | 1 | — |
| Prepared Groats | 1 | — |
| Milk Pudding | 2 | — |
| Borax | 1 | — |
| Celery Salt | 1 | — |
| Carried forward | 1106 | 18 |
| Percentage of adulterated samples for the year-2.0. | ||
PUBLIC HEALTH (CONDENSED MILK) REGULATIONS,
1923 and 1927.
2 samples have been purchased under the above Regulations during
the year and submitted to the Public Analyst, who certified them as
genuine.
PUBLIC HEALTH (DRIED MILK) REGULATIONS,
1923 and 1927.
Dried Milk does not appear to be on sale at the shops in the
Borough.