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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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TABLE V Samples of Food Submitted for Anaylysis
| Food | Number Examined | Number Adulterated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Ale | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Almonds | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Almonds, Ground | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Arrowroot | – | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Aspirin Tablets | – | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Barley, Pearl | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| Biscuits | – | 9 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Bread and Breadcrumbs | – | 17 | 17 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Bread Rolls, Buttered | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Breakfast Cereal | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Butter | – | 9 | 9 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Butter Beans | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Calamine Lotion | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cheese | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Cheese Spread | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Camphorated Oil | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Coffee Extract (liquid) | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Confectionery, Flour | – | 20 | 20 | – | – | – |
| Confectionery, Sugar | – | 34 | 34 | – | – | – |
| Cornflour | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cream | – | 11 | 11 | – | – | – |
| Cake Mixture | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Cloves | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cocoa | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Cooking Fat | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Custard Powder | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dessert Powder | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Soft Drinks, Powder | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Soft Drinks | – | 5 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Dripping | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Fish (tinned) | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Fish Paste (Tinned) | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Flour (Self-raising) | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Fruit (Canned) | – | 9 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Fruit (Dried) | – | 28 | 28 | – | 2 | 2 |
| Fruit Juice | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | l |
| Fruit (Bottled Cherries) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Fruit Pie | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Fish Cakes | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Fruit (Grapes) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Formalin Tablets | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Gee's Cough Linctus | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Gelatine | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Ginger, Ground | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Glycerine | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Gravy Preparation | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Herbs, Dried | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Honey | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Hydrogen Peroxide | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Ice Cream | – | 7 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Ice Cream Powder | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Ice Lolly | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Icing Compound | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Isinglass | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Jam | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Jelly Crystals and Tablets | – | 16 | 16 | – | 1 | l |
| Lemonade Powder | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Lozenges, Medicated | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Margarine | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Marzipan | – | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Marmalade | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Meat Products (Meat Pies, Sausage rolls, etc.) | – | 35 | 35 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Meat Products (Canned Meat) | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Milk (Including 1 Channel Island) | 12 | 30 | 42 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Milk (Condensed) | – | 8 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Mustard | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Mincemeat | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Marcaroni | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Meat (Irish Stew, etc.) | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Menthol and Wintergreen Ointment | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nuts, Tiger | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nuts and Raisins | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |