Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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Food and Drugs—Samples Taken.
Articles. | Number Genuine. | N umber Adulterated. | Total. | Percentage of Adulter-ated Samples. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ale | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Brandy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Butter | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
Cocktail | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Custard Powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Fish, canned sild | 1 | 2 | 3 | 66.6 |
Fish paste | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Fruit, dried | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Gin | 4 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 |
Ginger, ground | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Jellies | .. | 6 | 6 | 100 |
Liquorice powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Milk (including sterilised) | 264 | 20 | 284 | 7.0 |
Mustard | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
Nutmeg, ground | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Paraffin, liquid | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Pepper | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
Quinine, ammoniated tincture of | .. | 1 | 1 | 100 |
Rum | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Spirts | 5 | .. | 5 | .. |
Suet, shredded | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Sweets | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
Tapioca | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Vinegar, malt | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Vinegar, wood | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Vinegar | .. | 1 | 1 | 100 |
Wine, port | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Total formal samples | 298 | 32 | 330 | 9.7 |
Almonds, ground | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Arrowroot, ground | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Bacon | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Baking powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Barley, pearl | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
Biscuits | 5 | .. | 5 | .. |
Black pudding | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Bread | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Butter | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
Cheese | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
Cinnamon | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Chocolate buns | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Chocolate roll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 66.6 |
Chocolate sandwich | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Chutney mango | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Coffee | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Coffee and chicory extract | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Carried forward | 26 | 2 | 28 |