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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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Table V (Continued)
| Food | Number Examined | Number Adulterated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Pectin | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Pepper (Paprika) | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Pepper | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Pickled Onions | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Pickles | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Potato Crisps | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Proprietary Food (Sunny Spread) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Proprietary Medicine (Liver Salt) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Puddings (Fruit) | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Pudding Mixture | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Rice | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Saccharin Tablets | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Salt | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sal Volatile (Spirit of) | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Sauce (Mint) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sauce (Tomato) | – | 6 | 6 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Sausages and Sausage Meat | – | 12 | 12 | – | 2 | 2 |
| Semolina | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sodamint Tablets | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Soup (Canned) | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Soup Preparation | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Soya Flour | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Spices (Cinnamon and Ginger) | – | 8 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Spaghetti in Tomato Sauce with Cheese (Canned) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Stuffing Mixtures | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | |
| Suet (Shredded) | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Sugar | – | 11 | 11 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Syrup, Golden | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Tallow (Camphorated) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Tapioca | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Tartaric Acid | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Tea | – | 12 | 12 | – | – | – |
| Tomato Puree | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Vegetables (Canned) | – | 17 | 17 | – | – | – |
| Vinegar | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Whisky | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Wine, Alcoholic | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Yoghourt | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Totals | 45 | 440 | 485 | 3 | 14 | 17 |