Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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Food | Number Examined | Number Adulterated | ||||
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Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
Ale | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Angelica | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Arrowroot | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Aspirin Tablets | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Bacon | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Biscuits | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
Borac Lint | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Bread and Bread Rolls | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — |
Butter | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
Cake and Pudding Mixtures | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Camphorated Oil | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Camphorated Oil, Compound | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Caraway Seeds | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Cascara Sagrada, Liquid Extract | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Cascara Sagrada, Tablets | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Cheese and Cheese Spread | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
Cheese Rolls | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Chocolate | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Coconut, Desiccated | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Codeine, Tablets, Compound | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Codeine, Linctus of | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Coffee | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Coffee Extract, Dry | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Confectionery, Flour | — | 23 | 23 | — | — | — |
Confectionery, Sugar | — | 27 | 27 | — | — | — |
Cornflour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Cream | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Cream of Tartar | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Curry Powder | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Custard Powder | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Drinks, Soft | — | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 |
Drinks, Soft, Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Dripping | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Fish, Boiled | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Fish, Canned | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — |
Fish, Frozen | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Fish, Paste | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
Flavouring Essence | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Flour | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Fruit, Canned | — | 13 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 |
Fruit, Curd | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Fruit, Dried | — | 13 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 |
Fruit, Fresh | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Fruit, Glace | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Fruit, Juice Canned | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Fruit, Pies | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Glaubers Salts | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Glucose | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Glycerine | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Gravy Preparation | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Honey | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Ice Cream | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Iodine, Tincture of | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Iodine, decolourised solution of | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Isinglass | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Jam | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Jelly Tablet | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Junket Preparation | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Lard | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Malt, Extract of | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Margarine | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Marmalade | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Marzipan | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Meat, Minced | — | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 |
Meat, Products | — | 46 | 46 | — | 2 | 2 |
Meat, Products Canned | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — |
Meat, Paste | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Meat, Potted | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Milk | — | 28 | 28 | — | 1 | 1 |
Carried Forward | 330 | — | — | 8 | 8 |