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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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TABLE V Samples of Food Submitted for Analysis
| Food | Number Examined | Number Adulterated, etc. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Ale | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Almonds, Ground | – | 7 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Arrowroot | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Antiseptic, "Milton" | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Angelica | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Aspirin | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Biscuits | – | 9 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Bread | – | 11 | 11 | – | – | – |
| Breadcrumbs | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Butter | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Bacon | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Beans, Haricot | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Beverage ("Bourn-Vita") ("Milo") | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Camphorated Oil | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Cheese | – | 7 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Cheese roll | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cheese Spread | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Coffee extracts (dry) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Coffee extracts (liquid) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Coffee essence | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Confectionery, Flour | – | 32 | 32 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Confectionery, Sugar | – | 23 | 23 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Cream | – | 8 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Cake and Pudding Mixture | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Cake Decorations | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Calamine Lotion | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Cereal Baby Food | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Chocolate, Drinking | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cocoa | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Coconut, Desiccated | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Cooking Fat | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cornflour | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Curry Powder | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Drinks (Soft) | – | 6 | 6 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Fish (canned) | – | 16 | 16 | – | – | – |
| Fish (bottled) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Fish Paste (Salmon Spread), etc. | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Flour (Self-raising) | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Fruit (Canned) | – | 10 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Fruit (Dried) | – | 16 | 16 | – | 2 | 2 |
| Fruit Juice (Canned) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Fruit Pie and Tarts | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Fruit Curd (Lemon) | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Flavouring Essence | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Garlic | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Gelatine | – | 4 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Gee's Linctus | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Gravy Preparation | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Herbs, Dried (Mint) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Honey | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Horseradish, Grated | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| lodine, Tincture of (including 1 decolourised tincture) | – | 4 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Ice Cream | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Jam | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Jelly Crystals and Tablets | – | 7 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Lard | – | 7 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Lentils | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Macaroni | – | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Margarine | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Marmalade | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Meat Products (canned—Luncheon meat, brawn, etc.) | – | 14 | 14 | – | – | – |
| Meat products (sausage rolls, pasties, etc.) | – | 19 | 19 | – | – | – |
| Meat Paste | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Milk (including sterilised) | – | 60 | 60 | – | – | – |
| Milk (condensed, machine skimmed sweetened) | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Mincemeat I | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Molasses | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Mustard (including prepared) | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |