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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 1961
[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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total. | |
| Almonds, Ground | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Angelica | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Arrowroot | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Aspirin Tablets | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Bacon | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Baking Powder | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Beer, Canned | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Biscuits | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Bread | – | 8 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Breadcrumbs | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Butter | – | 16 | 16 | – | – | – |
| Cake Mixture | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Calamine Lotion | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Camphorated Oil | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Castor Oil | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cheese and Cheese Spread | – | 11 | 11 | – | – | – |
| Cheese Fingers | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cheese Fritters | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cheese Rolls | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Clove, Oil of | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cocoa | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Coconut, Desiccated | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Coffee and Chicory | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Coffee Extract | – | 8 | 8 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Confectionery, Flour | – | 16 | 16 | – | – | – |
| Confectionery, Sugar (incl. Bubble Gum) | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cooking Fat | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Cream (incl. sterilised) | – | 9 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Curry Powder | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Custard Powder | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dessert Powder | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Drinks, Soft | – | 6 | 6 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Drinks, Soft—Powder | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Eucalyptus, Oil of | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Fish (Haddock) | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Fish and Chips (Fried) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Fish (Canned) | – | 20 | 20 | – | – | – |
| Fishcakes (Frozen) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Fish Paste | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Flavouring Essence | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Flour | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Friar's Balsam | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Fruit, Canned | – | 12 | 12 | – | – | – |
| Fruit, Dried | – | 23 | 23 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Fruit, Glace | – | 4 | 4 | – | 2 | 2 |
| Fruit Juice | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Fruit Curd | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Fruit Pie | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Gelatine | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Ginger, Crystallised | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Gravy Preparation | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Herbs, Dried | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Honey | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Hydrogen Peroxide | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Ice Cream | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Ice Lollie | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| lodine, Tincture of | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| lodine, Decolourised Tincture of | – | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Jam | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Jelly Tablets | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Lard | – | 7 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Margarine | – | 7 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Magnesia Tablets | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Marmalade | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Marzipan | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Meat, Minced (Beef) | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Meat Paste | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Meat Products | – | 41 | 41 | – | 2 | 2 |
| Meat Products, Canned | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Carried Forward | 1 | 328 | 329 | 1 | 9 | 10 |