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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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TABLE V Samples of Food Submitted for Analysis
| Food | Number Examined | Number Adulterated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Ale and Stout | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Almonds, Ground | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Almond Powder, Sweetened | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Antiseptic Solution (" Milton ") | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Arrowroot | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Aspirin Tablets | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Bacon | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Baking Powder | – | 8 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Barley, Pearl | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Biscuits | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Blackcurrant Syrup | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Blancmange Powder | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Brawn | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Breadcrumbs | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Butter | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Cakes, Pastries, etc. | – | 19 | 19 | – | 3 | 3 |
| Cake and Pudding Mixtures | – | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Cake Decorations | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Calamine Lotion | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Cheese | – | 17 | 17 | – | 1 | – |
| Cherries, Glace | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Chocolate, Drinking | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Christmas, Puddings | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Cider | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cocoa | – | 9 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Coconut, Desiccated | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Coffee and Chicory | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Coffee | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Coffee and Coffee and Chicory Extracts | – | 10 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Coconut in Syrup | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Confectionery Sugar | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Cooking Fat | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Cream Powder, Artificial | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Curry Powder | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Custard Powder | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Dessert Powder | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Drinks, Soft | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Fish | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Fish, Canned | – | 4 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Fish Paste | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Flour, Plain | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Flour, Self-raising | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Fruit, Canned | – | 3 | 3 | – | 2 | 2 |
| Gelatine | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Gelatine, Dessert | – | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Glucose with Vit. D | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Gravy Preparations (Betox, Bisto, Bovril, Beef and Veg. Cubes, Gravylets, Marmite, Oxo) | – | 7 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Herbs, Dried | – | 9 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Honey | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Honeycomb Toffee | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Ice Cream | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| lodine, Tincture of | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | |
| lodine, Decolourised, solution of | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Jam | – | 10 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Jelly, Table | – | 10 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Lard | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Lemonade, Crystals | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Macaroni | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Margarine | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Marmalade | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Meat Products | – | 18 | 18 | – | – | – |
| Meat Pie | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Meat Paste | – | . | 1 | – | – | |
| Milk | 84 | 3 | 87 | 2 | 1 | |
| Milk, Condensed | – | 17 | o / 17 | – | 5 | 5 |
| Milk Whipping Compound | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
| Meringues | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Mincemeat | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| Mustard ! | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Oatmeal | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | |