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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 1926
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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| Articles. | Number Genuine. | Number Adulterated. | Total. | Percentage of Adulteration. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almonds, ground | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Apple | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Baking Powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Barley, Pearl | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Beers— Ale | 2 | .. | 2 | .... |
| Bitter | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Burton | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Stout | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Boric Ointment | 5 | .. | 5 | .. |
| Butter | 88 | .. | 38 | .. |
| Cake, Sponge | 7 | .. | 7 | |
| Camphorated Oil | 5 | .. | 5 | .. |
| Castor Oil | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Cheese | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Cinnamon | 2 | .... | 2 | .. |
| Cocoa | 26 | .. | 26 | .. |
| Coffee | 17 | .. | 17 | .. |
| Coffee and Chicory | 4 | 1 | 5 | 29 |
| Cream | 5 | .. | 5 | .. |
| „ preserved | 13 | .. | 13 | .. |
| Custard Powder | 5 | .. | 5 | |
| Dripping | 8 | .. | 8 | .. |
| Epsom Salts | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Egg Substitute Powder | 6 | .. | 6 | .. |
| Fish, tinned | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Flour | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Ginger, Ground | 5 | .. | 5 | .. |
| Glycerine | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Herrings in Tomato Sauce.. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Lard | 12 | .. | 12 | |
| Lemon Squash | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Lime Water | 3 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
| Margarine | 9 | .. | 9 | .. |
| Milk | 226 | .. | 227 | 04 |
| „ dried, full cream | 11 | .. | 11 | .. |
| „ „ „ „ sweetened | 5 | .. | 5 | .. |
| „ „ „ „ modified | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
| „ condensed, machine skimmed, sweetened | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| „ separated | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Mustard | 11 | .. | 11 | .. |
| „ compound | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Pepper | 10 | .. | 10 | .. |
| Carried forward | 481 | 3 | 484 | .. |