London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Deptford 1924
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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| Articles. | N umber Genuine. | Number Adulter-ated. | Total. | Percentage of Adulter-ation. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowroot Custard | .. | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Baking Powder | 5 | .. | 5 | .. |
| Barley, pearl | 5 | .. | 5 | .. |
| Beef, corned | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Boric Acid Ointment | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Beef Sausage | .. | .. | 1 | 100 |
| Butter | 71 | .. | 71 | .. |
| Cake, sponge | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Camphorated Oil | 6 | .. | 6 | .. |
| Castor Oil | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Cocoa | 10 | .. | 10 | .. |
| Coffee | 6 | .. | 6 | .. |
| Coffee and Chicory | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Cream, preserved | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Dripping | 7 | .. | 7 | .. |
| Dried Milk, full cream | 6 | .. | 6 | • • |
| modified | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Fish Paste | 1 | .. | 2 | 50 |
| Glycerine | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Ground Ginger | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Lard | 10 | 10 | ||
| Milk | 361 | .. | 366 | 1.4 |
| Milk, separated | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Mustard | 15 | .. | 15 | .. |
| Non-alcoholic Wines | 8 | .. | 13 | 38.5 |
| Olive Oil | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Pepper | 21 | .. | 21 | .. |
| Pork Sausage | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Rice, ground | .. | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Rice | 5 | .. | 5 | .. |
| Sausage | 7 | 1 | 8 | 12. 5 |
| Salmon and Shrimp Paste | .. | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Sulphur Ointment | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Vinegar | 13 | 1 | 14 | 7.1 |
| ,, malt | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Zinc Ointment | 4 | .. | 4 | •• |
| Totals | 586 | 17 | 603 | 2.8 |
The Shelter.
The Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Section 60, Sub-Section 4,
imposes on the Sanitary Authority the duty of making provision for
the temporary housing of persons who are compelled to leave their
dwellings for the purpose of enabling such dwellings to be disinfected
by the Sanitary Authority.