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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
TABLE 38.
Return of Official Samples for the Year ending 31st December, 1933, showing the number taken, and the percentage of adulterated Samples for the year.
FORMAL SAMPLES.
| Article. | Number of Samples taken. | Adulterated . |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 349 | 2 |
| Condensed Milk | 12 | |
| Butter | 107 | — |
| Margarine | 90 | — |
| Lard | 63 | — |
| Coffee | 9 | — |
| Cocoa | 27 | — |
| Tea | 40 | — |
| Sugar | 38 | — |
| Mustard | 9 | — |
| Jelly Crystals | 3 | — |
| Table Jelly | 23 | — |
| Chicken and Ham Paste | 1 | — |
| Liver Sausage | 1 | — |
| Cake | 12 | — |
| Preserved Ginger | 1 | — |
| Dripping | 15 | — |
| Self-raising Flour | 33 | — |
| Pea Soup Flour | 13 | — |
| Saxa Salt | 4 | — |
| Vinegar | 5 | 3 |
| Cornflour | 16 | — |
| Suet and Rice Flour. | 3 | — |
| Pearl Barley | 9 | — |
| Rice | 22 | — |
| Semolina | 6 | — |
| Tapioca | 20 | — |
| Custard Powder | 10 | — |
| Mustard Compound | 4 | — |
| Dried Mint | 6 | 4 |
| Fish Paste | 7 | — |
| Oatmeal | 2 | — |
| Arrowroot | 2 | — |
| Desiccated Cocoanut | 2 | — |
| Curry Powder | 2 | — |
| Ground Ginger | 3 | — |
| Carried forward | 969 | 9 |
Percentage of adulterated samples for the year—1.09