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Lambeth 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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ANALYSIS OF FOOD AND DRUGS AND WATER.
Food and Drugs.
Samples of Food and Drugs procured, together with the results of the analyses, were as follows:—
| Samples. | Formal. | Informal. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. | |
| Milk | 764 | 26 | 4 | — |
| Butter | 16 | 2 | 370 | 5 |
| Lard | — | — | 48 | — |
| Coffee | — | — | 12 | — |
| Fish Paste | — | — | 3 | — |
| Baking Powder | — | — | 32 | — |
| Mustard | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| Pepper | — | — | 27 | — |
| Arrowroot | — | — | 12 | — |
| Vinegar | 10 | — | 5 | — |
| Sago | — | — | 18 | — |
| Oatmeal | — | — | 10 | — |
| Ground Rice | — | — | 19 | — |
| Dripping | — | — | 11 | — |
| Drugs1 | — | — | 89 | 1 |
| Rice | 8 | — | 40 | — |
| Tapioca | — | — | 28 | — |
| Self-Raising Flour | — | — | 15 | — |
| Cheese | — | — | 12 | — |
| Cocoa | — | — | 25 | — |
| Sugar | — | — | 6 | — |
| Bread | — | — | 4 | — |
| Meat Paste | — | — | 8 | — |
| Flour | — | — | 19 | — |
| Tea | — | — | 12 | — |
| Sausages | — | — | 33 | — |
| Whisky | — | — | 6 | — |
| Wine Extracts | — | — | 3 | — |
| Gin | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Custard Powder | — | — | 37 | — |
| Semolina | — | — | 4 | — |
| Cakes, Sponge | — | — | 11 | — |
| Eggs Substitute | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Mincemeat | — | — | 11 | — |
| Ginger, Ground | — | — | 10 | — |
| Honey | — | — | 9 | — |
| Sausage Seasoning | — | — | 3 | — |
*The drugs (89) Epsom Salts (5), Tincture of Iodine (7), Tincture
of Quinine (6, 1 of which was adulterated), Cream of Tartar (9), Bicarbonate
of Soda (9), Glauber's Salts (6), Boric Ointment (4), Camphorated Oil (17),
Zinc Ointment (10), Acid Boric (10), Flowers of Sulphur (6).