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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| OTHER ARTICLES | Number examined | Number adulterated | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | N | S | W | N | S | W | N | S | W | N | S | |||
| Almonds | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arrowroot | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bacon | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baking powder | 7 | 9 | 2 | - | 13 | |||||||||
| leverages | 14 | 10 | 71 | 1 | ,- | - | 46 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Blancmange powder ... | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Bread | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Butter | 5 | 14 | 9 | - | - | - | 28 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Cakes, tarts, etc. | 14 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cereals | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cheese | 6 | 16 | 8 | - | - | - | 30 | |||||||
| Coconut | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Condiments and Favourers | 40 | 71 | 40 | - | - | - | 151 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cooking fat | 4 | 15 | 2 | - | - | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| fish | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| flour | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fruit and fruit juices | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Icecream | 44 | 17 | 43 | - | - | - | 104 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| lams and spreads | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | -- | 1 |
| jellies | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | ||||||
| lard ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| luncheon meat | 4 | -- | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Margarine | 6 | 16 | 9 | - | - | - | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meat pie | 3 | - | - | .- | - | -- | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Milk. | 10 | - | 56 | - | - | -- | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Milk (tinned) | - | 1 | 11 | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Masses | 2 | - | - | - | -- | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Olive oil | - | 1 | 1 | - | -- | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pancake mixture | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| paste | 10 | 70 | 4 | - | - | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pudding mixture | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sausages | 13 | 2 | 26 | - | - | 1 | 42 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Soup | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spirits and wines | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - |
| Suet | 4 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sugar | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 6 | |||||||
| Sultanas. | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Vegetables | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Yeast and raising powders | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| totals | 204 | 241 | 260 | 1 | - | 1 | 707 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 |