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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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| Food | Number Examined | Number Adulterated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Ale and Stout | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Almonds (Ground) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Angelica | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Apple Dumplings | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Arrowroot | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Bacon | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Baking Powder and Golden Raising Powder | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Biscuits | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Black Pudding | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bread (1 Milk Loaf) | — | 13 | 13 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Butter | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Cake | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cake Decorations (1 Soft Icing) | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Cake and Pudding Mixture | — | 15 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Calamine Lotion | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Camphorated Oil | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Cashew Nuts | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cheese | — | 11 | 11 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Cheese Spread | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Coconut, Desiccated | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Coconut, Sweetened | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Coffee | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Coffee and Chicory Essence | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Confectionery Flour | 17 | 17 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Confectionery Sugar | — | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cooking Fat | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Cornflour | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Cream (Imitation) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Curry Powder | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Custard Powder | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Drink (Soft Orange) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fish (Canned Sardines, Pilchards, Crab, etc.) | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Fish Paste | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Fish (Bottled Rollmop Herrings) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fish (Haddock) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Flavouring Essence | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Flour Self-Raising | — | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Fruit (Bottled) | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Fruit (Canned) | — | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 |
| Fruit (Dried) | — | 13 | 13 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Fruit (Glace) | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Fruit (Juice) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fruit (Curd) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Garlic | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gelatine | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ginger (Crystallised) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Glauber Salts | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Glucose Tablets | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gravy Preparations | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Herbs (Dried) | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Honey (incl. 1 Mixture) | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Horseradish (Grated) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ice Cream | — | 18 | 18 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Ice Lolly | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Jam | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Jelly Crystals | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jelly Tablets | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Lemonade Powder | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Liquorice (Compound Powder of) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Macaroni | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Malt Extract and Cod Liver Oil | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Margarine | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Marmalade | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Meat Products (3 Meat Pies, 1 Brawn, 1 Sausage Roll) | — | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Meat Products (Canned) | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Milk | 78 | 29 | 107 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Milk (Malted) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mincemeat | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Mustard | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |