Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Articles. | No. of Samples Examined. | No. of Samples Adulterated. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
Confectionery | - | 21 | 21 | - | - | - |
Cream | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | — |
,, of Tartar | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Dripping | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — |
Fish, canned | — | 146 | 146 | — | 12 | 12 |
,, paste | — | 28 | 28 | — | — | — |
Flour, Self-raising | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Fruit, canned | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
,, dried | — | 18 | 18 | — | — | — |
Gin | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
Ground Ginger | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Honey | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Lard | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — |
Lime Water | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Linseed, crushed | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Margarine | — | 37 | 37 | — | — | — |
Meat Paste | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | — |
,, Pie | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Milk | 148 | 12 | 160 | — | — | — |
,, condensed | — | 44 | 44 | - | — | — |
Oil, Aljnond | — | 4 | 4 | - | — | - |
,, Camphorated | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
„ Castor | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
,, Cod Liver | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | — |
,, Eucalyptus | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Ointment, Boric | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
,, Mercury | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
,, Zinc | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Paregoric | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Pepper | — | 29 | 29 | — | — | — |
Powder, Baking | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
,, Gregory's | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
,, Sedlitz | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Preserved Vege | ||||||
tables | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Rum | — | 13 | 13 | — | 2 | 2 |
Sal Volatile | — | 4 | 4 | - | — | — |
Sausages | 2 | 40 | 42 | — | 2 | 2 |
Soup | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Spice | 1 | 44 | 45 | — | — | — |
Suet | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | — |
Tea | — | 23 | 23 | — | — | — |
Tincture of Iodine | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
,, ,, Quinine | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Treacle | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
Turpentine, lini | ||||||
ment of | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Vinegar | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Whisky | 1 | 25 | 26 | — | 3 | 3 |
Totals | 103 | 855 | 1,018 | 7 | 30 | 37 |