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 Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Samples Taken—
Articles. | Number Genuine. | Number Adulterated. | Total | Percentage of Adulteration. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Beef | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Bismuth Tablets, B P. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
Bouillon Extract | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Butter | 50 | .. | 50 | .. |
Brawn | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Cake | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Camphorated Oil | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Cheese | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Cod Liver Oil with Extract of Malt | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Coffee | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
Cream | 6 | .. | 6 | .. |
Custard Powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Dried Milk, full cream | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
Dripping | 6 | .. | 6 | .. |
Faggots | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Pish Eggs, tinned | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Fish Paste | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
Ginger, Ground | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
Grape Juice | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Grape Juice, solidified | .. | .. | 1 | 100.0 |
Herbs, dried | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
Herrings in Tomato Sauce | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Jam | 5 | .. | 5 | .. |
Lard | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
Lamb Tongues | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Lemon Crush | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Lemon Curd | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Lemonade Powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Margarine | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
Milk Food | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Mushrooms in Butter | .. | 4 | 4 | 100 |
Mussels | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Mustard | 5 | .. | 5 | .. |
Nutmeg, Ground | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Orangeade Powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Pepper | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
Sauce | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Sausages | 7 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 |
Sausages, preserved | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
Sheep Tongues | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Shredded Suet with Rice Flour | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Soup, Dried | 12 | .. | 12 | .. |
Spice, Mixed | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Sweets | 7 | .. | 7 | .. |
Toilet Cream | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Vinegar | 11 | 1 | 12 | 8.3 |
Wafers .. . | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Total Informal samples | 162 | 9 | 171 | 5.3 |