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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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| Description. | Quantity. | Extent of Examination. | Remarks. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butter | cases 28 | 3 | ||
| casks 392 | 30 | |||
| Carmine | cases 7 | 4 | ||
| Casein | bags 73 | 6 | ||
| Casings | casks 133 | 24 | One sample | |
| Chicory | bags 1,419 | 50 | ||
| packages 207 | 10 | |||
| Cider | cases 3 | 1 | ||
| Cocoa | case 1 | 1 | ||
| Cocoa butter | bales 170 | 12 | ||
| Condensed milk | barrels 1,264 | 60 | ||
| cases 1,011 | 49 | |||
| Dates | „ 2,453 | 197 | 11 samples. 3 of which contained caustic potash, 5 cases destroyed | |
| Eggs | „ 1,535 | 129 | ||
| Fish in tins | „ 9 | 4 | ||
| Flour | bags 1,384 | 49 | ||
| Fruits in spirits | cases 75 | 8 | ||
| Fruits in tins | „ 100 | 10 | ||
| Grape fruit juice | baskets 3,975 | 300 | ||
| (Solid) | „ cases 3 | 2 | ||
| casks 10 | 1 | |||
| Herrings in tins | cases 788 | 97 | ||
| Honey | „ 1 | 1 | ||
| Jam | „ 1 | 1 | ||
| Lard | „ 10 | 10 | Stopped — No official certificate | |
| Licorice juice | „ 5 | 1 | ||
| Liquors | „ 5 | 1 | ||
| Macaroni | bundles 675 | 50 | ||
| cases 8 | 2 | |||
| Maize | bags 120 | 5 | ||
| Meat in tins | cases 96 | 7 | ||
| Meat paste | „ 27 | 9 | ||
| Middlings | bags 120 | 5 | ||
| Milk powder | „ 800 | 80 | ||