[Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Southampton County Borough.

  • Southampton (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1923
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Credit: [Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Southampton County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE I. Number of Samples. cr Number of Name of Article. u O o Samples o d Adulterated. 0 > Pu in d PF ►—i Baking Powder 2 Bicarbonate of Soda 1 — — Borax and Boric Acid 6 2 See remarks Butter 52 1 — Cake Flour ... 9 2 — Cheese 16 — — Cocoa — 1 — Coffee 4 — — Cream 10 3 — Cream of Tartar 1 — — Custard Powder 4 — — Egg Glaze 1 — — Egg Substitute 2 -— — Fat Compound — 1 — Flour... 6 — — Glycerine 9 — — Iodine 3 — — Jam. 1 — — Lard ... 38 — — Margarine 49 4 — Marmalade ... 1 — — Milk. 151 117 ] Inspectors’ 9 Private 30 „ Separated 1 1 — ,, Condensed ,, Dried ... 8 — — Mineral Water 1 — — Mustard 17 — — Pea Flour 2 — — Pepper 40 — — Potassium Citrate ... — 1 — Rice ... 3 — — Sausages 1 2 — Sponge Cake 5 2 See remarks Stout 1 — — Tea (green) ... 2 — — Vinegar 4 — 2 Virol ... 1 Totals ... ... 452 136 41 Percentage of Samples Adulterated. 5.96% 25.6% 50.0% 6.97%