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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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Food and Drugs—Samples Taken.
| Articles. | Number Genuine. | Number Adulterated. | Total. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirin tablets | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Beer | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Bicarbonate of soda | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Brawn, pork | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Butter | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Boracic ointment, B.P. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Biscuits, chocolate | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Beef, minced | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Beef | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Cake | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Cocoa | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Cocktail (non-alcoholic) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Dripping | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Fish paste | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Milk | 227 | 14 | 241 | 5•8 |
| Mustard pickle | .. | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Pepper | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Pork and beans, with tomato sauce | .. | 2 | 2 | 100 |
| Rum | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Sausages | 8 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Spirts | 13 | 2 | 15 | 13 |
| Sweets | 8 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Vinegar | 5 | 2 | 7 | 28• 5 |
| Wine, non-alcoholic | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Zinc ointment, B.P. | .. | 2 | 2 | 100 |
| Total formal samples . | 295 | 28 | 323 | 8•7 |
| Bacon | 6 | .. | 6 | .. |
| Beans, with pork and tomato sauce | 2 | .. | .. | |
| Bicarbonate of soda | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Butter | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Boracic ointment, B.P. | .. | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Cherries, glace | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Coconut, desiccated | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Coffee | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Coffee and chicory extract | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Cornflour | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Cream, tinned | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33•3 |
| Currants and sultanas | 7 | .. | 7 | .. |
| Curry Powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Damsons, bottled | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Dates | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Fat, cooking | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Carried forward | 34 | 2 | 36 |