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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 1923
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Table XXXI.
Samples taken during 1923.
| Articles. | Number Genuine. | Number Adulterated. | Total. | Percentage of Adulter ation. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baking Powder | 8 | .. | 8 | .. |
| Beers as under— | ||||
| Ale | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Mild Ale | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Bitter | 7 | .. | 7 | .. |
| Burton | 5 | .. | 5 | .. |
| Stout | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Butter | 60 | .. | 61 | 1.6 |
| Cake | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Cocoa | 21 | .. | 21 | .. |
| Cocoanut, Desiccated | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Coffee | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Dripping | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Ground Ginger | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Lard | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Margarine | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Medicine (panel prescriptions) | 8 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 |
| Milk | 396 | 9 | 405 | 2.2 |
| Milk, condensed | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Milk, separated | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Mustard | 16 | 1 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Mustard Condiment | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Pepper | 12 | .. | 12 | .. |
| Sausage | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Tinned goods, as under— | ||||
| Small fish in tomato | .. | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Sardines | .. | 2 | 2 | 100 |
| Peas | .. | 2 | 2 | 100 |
| Brisling | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Vinegar | 9 | .. | 9 | .. |
| Vinegar, Malt | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Informal Samples— | ||||
| Cocoa | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Dried Milk | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Tea | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Totals | 581 | 22 | 603 | 3.6 |
The Shelter.
The Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Section 60, Sub-Section 4,
imposes on the Sanitary Authority the duty of making provision for
the temporary housing of persons who are compelled to leave their
dwellings for the purpose of enabling such dwellings to be disinfected
by the Sanitary Authority.