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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
Lewisham 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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The following table gives the details of the samples analysed: —
| Article. | Mo. ot Samples Examined. | No. of Samples Adulterated, etc. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Butter | — | 83 | 83 | — | — | — |
| Cheese | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | — | 41 | 41 | — | — | — |
| Coffee | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — |
| Cream | — | 28 | 28 | — | — | — |
| Coffee and Chicory | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Coffee Mixtures | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Jam & Marmalade | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Flour, Self—raising | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Flour, Plain | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Lard | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | — |
| Margarine | — | 05 | 05 | — | — | — |
| Milk | 279 | — | 279 | 12 | — | 12 |
| Milk, Condensed | 2 | 19 | 21 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Mustard | — | 20 | 20 | — | — | — |
| Sugar | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — |
| Tea | — | 41 | 41 | — | — | — |
| Ground Ginger | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Brandy | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Gin | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Rum | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Whisky | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| Beverages, etc. | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Cornflour | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Fish, Canned | 1 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fish Paste | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Fruit | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dried | 1 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Honey | — | 0 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Jellies | — | a | 3 | — | — | — |
| Meat | — | 15 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Meat Paste | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Pepper | 2 | 44 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Pickles & Sauces | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — ' |
| Powder, Custard | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| ,, Baking | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Preserved | — | |||||
| Vegetables | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Rice | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sago | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Semolina | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sausages | 2 | 34 | 30 | — | 4 | 4 |
| Spices, etc. | 1 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Suet.. | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | I |
| Tapioca | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Acid, Boric | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| ,, Citric | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| ,, Tartaric | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Borax | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |