Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Article. | Number of Samples taken. | Adulterated. |
---|---|---|
Milk | 451 | 4 |
Butter | 77 | — |
Cheese | 12 | — |
Margarine | 57 | — |
Lard | 27 | — |
Tea | 15 | — |
Coffee | 6 | — |
Cocoa | 19 | — |
Sugar | 9 | — |
Mustard | 7 | — |
Port Wine | 2 | — |
Whisky | 4 | — |
Gin | 2 | — |
Brandy | 2 | — |
Rum | 2 | — |
White Pepper | 5 | — |
Cake | 13 | — |
Quaker Oats | 1 | — |
Sponge Mixture | 1 | — |
Table Jelly | 16 | — |
Self-raising Flour | 18 | — |
Cornflour | 11 | — |
Luncheon Sausage | 5 | — |
Breakfast Sausage | 4 | — |
Ground Nutmeg | 2 | — |
Bisto | 9 | — |
Ox-Tail Soup | 7 | — |
Oatmeal | 1 | |
Semolina | 3 | — |
Custard Powder | 7 | — |
Rice | 12 | — |
Pearl Barley | 9 | — |
Carraway Seeds | 1 | — |
Meat Paste | 2 | — |
Tea Siftings | 1 | — |
Curry Powder | 6 | — |
Ground Ginger | 1 | — |
Carried forward | 827 | 4 |
Percentage of adulterated samples for the year—0.5.