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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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Samples of Food Submitted for Analysis
| Food | Number Examined | Number Adulterated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Ale | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Almonds (Ground) | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Angelica | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Bacon | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Beans, Haricot | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Biscuits | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Black Pudding | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Bread | – | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Bread Rolls | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Butter | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Cake Mixtures | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Cake Decorations | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cheese and Cheese Spread | – | 11 | 11 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Cocoa | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Coconut, Desiccated | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Codeine Tablets Compound | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Coffee | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Coffee and Chicory | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Coffee Extracts | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Confectionery Flour | – | 20 | 20 | – | – | – |
| Confectionery Sugar | – | 23 | 23 | – | 2 | 2 |
| Cooking Fat | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Cornflour | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Cream | – | 7 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Cream (Imitation) | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Drink, Soft (Lucozade) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dripping | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Eucalyptus, Oil of | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Faggots | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Fish (Cod) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Fish (Canned) | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Fish Paste | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Flour Self-Raising | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Flour, Batter | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Formalin and Mint Tablets | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Fruit (Canned) | – | 14 | 14 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Fruit (Dried) | – | 18 | 18 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Fruit (Juice) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Fruit (Pie) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Fruit (Glace Cherries) | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Ginger Wine Essence | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Glycerine | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Gravy Preparations (including Bovril, etc.) | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Herbs, Dried (Mixed) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Honey | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Hydrogen Peroxide, Solution of | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Ice Cream | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Ice Lolly | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Iodine (Tincture of) | – | 5 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Jam | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Jelly Crystals and Tablets | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Lemonade Powder | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Macaroni | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Margarine | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Marmalade | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Marzipan | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Meat Products (Pie, Patties, etc.) | – | 13 | 13 | – | – | – |
| Meat Products (Sausage Rolls) | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Meat Products (Brawn) | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Meat Products (Canned) | – | 10 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Milk | 43 | 29 | 72 | 1 | – | 1 |
| Milk (Condensed, Full Cream, Unsweetened, Machine-skimmed, and sweetened) | – | 7 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Mincemeat | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Oatmeal | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Olive Oil | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Paraffin (White Soft) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Paraffin (Medicinal) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Peanut Butter | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Peanuts (Roasted) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Peas | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |