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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 (Continued).
| Food | Number Examined | Number Adulterated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Brought Forward | 1 | 328 | 329 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Milk (incl. Channel Islands) | – | 22 | 22 | – | – | – |
| Milk, Evaporated | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Mincemeat | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Mustard | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Mustard, Prepared | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Mushrooms, Canned | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nuts | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oil, Cooking | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Olive Oil | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Parrish's Chemical Food | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Paraffin, Medicinal | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Pease Pudding, Canned | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Pastry, Uncooked | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Peanut Spread | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Peel, Candied | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Pepper | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Potato Crisps | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Proprietary Food | – | 7 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Pickles | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Proprietary Medicine | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Pudding Mixture | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Pudding, Xmas | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Quinine, Tincture of | – | 3 | 3 | – | 2 | 2 |
| Rice | – | 9 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Rose Hip Syrup | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Saccharin Tablets | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sal Volatile, Spirit 0f | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Sauce | – | 9 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Sauce, Mint Jelly | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sausages | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Semolina | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Soup Preparation | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Spice | – | 4 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Suet, Shredded | – | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Sugar | – | 7 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Surgical Spirit | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Syrup, Golden | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Tapioca | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Tea | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Thymol, Compound Glycerine of | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Tomatoes, Canned | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Treacle | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Turmeric | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Vegetables, Canned | – | 9 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Vegetables, Dried | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Vinegar, Imitation | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Witch Hazel, Distilled | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Yeast Tablets | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Totals | 1 | 475 | 476 | 1 | 16 | 17 |