London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1914
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
The total number of samples purchased during the year and
examined by the Public Analyst was 562.
The following is a list of the articles purchased, with the results of the analyses.
| Article. | Number Genuine. | Number Adulterated. | Total. | Percentage of Adulteration. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowroot | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | ||
| Baking Powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | ||
| Bloater Paste | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | ||
| Bread and Butter | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| Butter | 71 | 5 | 76 | 6.6 | ||
| Cocoa | 14 | .. | 14 | .. | ||
| 5 | .. | 5 | .. | |||
| Capers (French) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | ||
| Camphorated Oil | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | ||
| Corned Beef | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | ||
| Cream | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| „ Preserved | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | ||
| Dripping | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | ||
| Ginger, Ground | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | ||
| Gregory's powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | ||
| Glycerine | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | ||
| Honey | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | ||
| Lard | 16 | .. | 16 | .. | ||
| Margarine | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | ||
| Milk | 299 | 31 | 330 | 9.4 | ||
| ,, Separated | 11 | 2 | 13 | 15.4 | ||
| Machine Skimmed Con-densed Milk | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | ||
| Mustard | 17 | .. | 17 | .. | ||
| Olive Oil | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | ||
| Pepper | 16 | .. | 16 | .. | ||
| Pork Sausages | .. | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | ||
| Quinine tablets | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | ||
| Rice | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | ||
| Rice, Ground | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | ||
| Sausages | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| Tomato Ketchup | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | ||
| Malt Vinegar | 2 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | ||
| Vinegar | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | ||
| Syrup of violets | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | ||
| Black Currant Wine | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | ||
| Elder Wine | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | ||
| Ginger Wine | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | ||
| Orange Wine | 4 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | ||
| Raisin Wine | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | ||
| Raspberry Wine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| Zinc Ointment | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | ||
| Total | 510 | 52 | 562 | 9.3 | ||