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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 1927
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Table XXI. Sale of Food and Drugs, Acts.—Samples Taken During 1927.
| Articles. | Number Genuine. | Number Adulterated. | Total. | Percentage of Adulteration. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almonds, ground | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | |
| Arrowroot | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Making Powder | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | |
| Beer | 8 | .. | 8 | .. | |
| Boric Acid Ointment | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Beef, Corned | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Bread and Butter | _ | 1 | 1 | 100 | |
| Blanc Mange Powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Butter.. | 46 | .. | 46 | .. | |
| Brawn | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | |
| Cake | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | |
| Camphorated Oil | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | |
| Castor Oil | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Cocoa | 18 | .. | 18 | .. | |
| Coffee | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | |
| Cheese | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | |
| Cream Buns | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | |
| Custard Powder | 8 | .. | 8 | .. | |
| Cider | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Coffee and Chicory | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Extract of Coffee with | .. | ||||
| Chicory | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | |
| Cream | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | |
| „ preserved | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Dripping | 9 | .. | 9 | .. | |
| Dried Fruit, &c. | 9 | .. | 9 | .. | |
| Epsom Salts | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Fish Paste | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Ground Ginger | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | |
| Glycerine | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | |
| Gregory's Powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Gin | _ | 1 | 1 | 100 | |
| Glauber's Salts | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Ice Cream | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | |
| Jam | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | |
| Jellies | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Lemon Squash | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | |
| Lemonade Powder | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | |
| Lard | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | |
| Margarine | 14 | .. | 14 | .. | |
| Lemon Curd | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Magnesia, Citrate of | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Meat. Minced | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | |
| Meat Paste | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Mincemeat | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | |
| Mustard | 8 | .. | 8 | .. | |
| Mustard Condiment | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | |
| Milk | 261 | 4 | 265 | 1.5 | |
| Carried forward | 473 | 7 | 480 | .. | |