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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 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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| Description of Article. | No. of Samples Analysed | Result of Analysis. |
|---|---|---|
| Baking Powder | 1 | Genuine (free from Arsenic within Royal Commission limit) |
| Cocoa | 2 | Genuine |
| Ground Ginger | 1 | Genuine |
| Milk | Genuine | |
| Do. (53 P) | 13 per cent. milk fat abstracted | |
| Do. (60 S) | 6 | |
| Do. (82 S) .. | 26 ,, ,, ,, | |
| Do. (69 T) | 1 per cent. added water | |
| Pepper | 2 | Genuine |
| Vinegar (65 T) | 38 per cent. excessive water | |
| Do. (66 T) | ||
| Do. (69 T) | 9 ,, ,, ,, | |
| Total number of samples analysed during quarter ending 30th Sept. 87 | ||
| Number adulterated 7 | ||
| Butter | 3 | Genuine |
| Baking Powder | Genuine | |
| Coffee | 1 | Genuine |
| Dripping | 2 | Genuine |
| Ground Ginger | 1 | Genuine |
| Lard | 3 | Genuine |
| Milk | 89 | Genuine |
| Do. (2 H) | 1 | 10 per cent. milk fat abstracted |
| Do. (95 S) | 1 | 3 per cent. added water |
| Do. (79 T) | 1 | 11 percent. milk fat abstracted |
| Do. (80 T) | 1 | 1 ,, ,, ,, |
| Do. (89 T) | 1 | |
| Mustard | 5 | Genuine |
| Pepper | 4 | Genuine |
| Sausage Meat | 1 | Genuine |
| Vinegar | Genuine | |
| Do. (63 P) | 1 | 3 per cent. excessive water |
| Do. (75 P) | 1 | |
| Do. (74 T) | 1 | 43 ,, ,, ,, |
| Do. (96 T) | 1 | 4 ,, ,, ,, |
| Informal sample Milk | 1 | Genuine |
| Total number of samples analysed during quarter ending 31st Dec. 128 | ||
| Number adulterated 9 | ||