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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Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
Articles. | Number Genuine. | Number Adulterated. | Total. | Percentage of Adulteration. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Almonds, Oil of | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Arrowroot, Ground | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Aspirin Tablets | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Baking Powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Beef, Minced | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
Beer | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
Brawn | 1 | .. | ] | .. |
Brandy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Butter | 7 | .. | 7 | .. |
Chocolates | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
Chocolate Easter Eggs | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
Christmas Pudding | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Cocoa | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Coffee | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Curry Powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Dripping | 5 | .. | 5 | .. |
Faggots | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Fish Paste | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Fruits, dried | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
Gin | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
Ginger, ground | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Jam | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Lard | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Linseed, crushed | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Milk | 212 | .. | 215 | 1.4 |
Mincemeat | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Mustard condiment | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Mustard | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
Olive Oil, B.P. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Pepper | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
Rice, ground | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Rum | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
Saveloy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Sausages | 8 | .. | 8 | .. |
„ Preserved | 7 | .. | 7 | .. |
Soup Powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Spice, mixed | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Tea | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Vinegar | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
„ Malt | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Whisky | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16.6 |
Wine, non-alcoholic | 4 | •• | 4 | .. |
Total Formal Samples | 302 | 4 | 306 | 13 |
Baking Powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Beef, minced | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
Biscuits | 5 | .. | 5 | .. |
„ fruit cubes | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | |
„ chocolate fingers | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | |
„ „ cubes | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | |
„ half sandwich | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | |
„ chocolate | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
Carried forward | 12 | 6 | 18 |