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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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Samples Taken—continued.
| Articles. | Number Genuine. | Number Adulterated. | Total. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 102 | 17 | 119 | |
| Peas, canned | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Peas, split | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Pickles | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Pepper | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Quinine, ammoniated tincture of | .. | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Raspberry powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Rice, ground | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Sago | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Salt, table | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Sauce | 2 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Salad cream | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Saveloys | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Sherbet | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Sild, canned | .. | 3 | 3 | 100 |
| Soda water | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Soup powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Soup, canned | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Stuffing, sage and onion | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Sugar, foot | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Suet, shredded | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Syrup, golden | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Sultanas and currants | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Sweets | 17 | .. | 17 | .. |
| Tea | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Tripe | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Tomatoes | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Vinegar, malt | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Wine, non-alcoholic | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Zinc ointment | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Total Informal Samples | 158 | 22* | 180 | 12.2 |
| Dried Peas | 3 | •• | 3 | •• |
| Total Samples Analysed | 459 | 54* | 513 | 10.6 |
| 'Including 4 labelling offences |