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 EXAMINED at royal naval victoria yard.
Dried Fruit-8,323lbs.
Flour-7,605lbs.
Haricot Beans-4,397lbs.
Marrowfat Peas-3,160lbs.
Split Peas-2,719lbs.
Biscuits-18,060lbs.
FOOD SAMPLED.
X Ammoniated Tincture or Quinine. | 3 | Liver Sausage | 1 |
Aspirin Tablets. | 3 | Lime Juice. | 1 |
Apple Juice. | 1 | Lemon Barley Water. | 1 |
Anchovies. | 1 | Mustard. | 2 |
Bacon. | 12 | Margarine. | 14 |
Basilican Ointment. | 1 | Mixed Herbs. | 1 |
Beer. | 4 | Malt Vinegar. | 4 |
Butter. | 14 | Meat Pie. | 3 |
Borax and Honey. | 1 | Maté. | 1 |
Biscuits. | 3 | Marmalade. | 2 |
Bournvita. | 1 | Mint. | 2 |
Browning. | 1 | Macaroni. | 3 |
Bread. | 6 | Meat. | 1 |
Breakfast Sausage. | 1 | Mixed Spice. | 5 |
Barley Crystols. | 1 | Milton. | 1 |
Breakfast Oats. | 1 | Non-brewed Vinegar. | 2 |
Coffee extract powder. | 2 | Nutmeg. | 1 |
Coffee essence. | 3 | Oatmeal. | 1 |
Cheese. | 14 | Olive Oil. | 3 |
Cloves. | 1 | Orangeade, | 1 |
Colouring. | 1 | Potato Crisps. | 1 |
Cooking Fat. | 14 | Potato Powder. | 1 |
X Cooking Fat Substitute. | 7 | Peas. | 4 |
Cocoa. | 8 | X Peppermints. | 3 |
Custard Powder. | 1 | Pilchards. | 2 |
Cornflakes. | 1 | Peam Barley. | 1 |
Curry Powder. | 4 | Pepper. | 6 |
X Chlorodyno. | 1 | Parsley. | 1 |
Carraway Seeds. | 2 | Pickles. | 1 |
X Cakes. | 9 | Rennet. | 1 |
X Camphorated Oil. | 5 | Sulphur Ointment. | 4 |
Castor Oil. | 1 | Semolina. | 1 |
Cloves. | 1 | X Sugar. | 14 |
Dates. | 1 | Salmon. | 1 |
Date Pudding. | 1 | Sage. | 4 |
Eucalyptus Oil. | 3 | Sage & Onion Stuffing. | . 3 |
Fruit (tinned). | 2 | Soup powder. | 2 |
X Fish Paste. | 8 | Sausag Rolls. | 2 |
Fish Cakes. | 1 | Sardines. | 3 |
Frying Oil. | 2 | X Sausages. | 11 |
Fruit Wine. | 1 | Soup. | 11 |
Flour. | 3 | X Sauce. | 12 |
Ground Ginger. | 1 | Spaghetti in Tomato Sauce. | 1 |
Grapefruit Juice. | 2 | ||
Glace Cherries. | 1 | X Sweetening Tablets. | 5 |
Glycerine & Rosewater. | 1 | Salt. | 2 |
Galatine. | 1 | Salami. | 1 |
Gin. | 1 | X Sal Volatile. | 4 |
Honeycomb. | 1 | Scotch Broth. | 1 |
X Jam. | 4 | Salad Dressing. | 1 |
Jelly. | 1 | Tomato Juice. | 1 |
Liquorice. | 1 | Thyme. | 1 |
Lemonade. | 1 | Tea. | 14 |
Lemonade Crystals. | 1 | Treacle Pudding. | 1 |
Liquid Paraffin. | 3 | Vegetable Sausage. | 1 |
Wheat flakes. | 1 | ||
Zine & Castor Oil Cream. | 3 | ||
X Milk | 164 |
X Items which involved further action. (9)