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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Milk, Condensed | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Milk Pudding Canned | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mincemeat | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Mustard, Prepared | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Nuts | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Oatmeal | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Oil, Coconut | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Oil, Cooking | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Olive Oil | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Parrish's Chemical Food | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Pastry, Uncooked | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pease Pudding, Canned | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Peel, Candied | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Pepper | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pickle | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Potato Crisps | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Proprietary Foods | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Proprietary Medicines | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Pudding | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Rice | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Saccharin Tablets | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Sauce | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Sauce Preparation | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Salt | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Salt, Garlic | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Seidlitz Powder, Ex. Strong | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Semolina | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Soda, Bicarbonate of | — | 2 | —- | — | — | |
| Soup, Canned | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Soup, Preparation | — | 5 | — | — | — | |
| Spice | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Spread, Chocolate | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Stuffing Mixture | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Suet, Shredded | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sugar | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Tapioca | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Tea | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Toast | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tomato Puree, Canned | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Treacle | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Vegetables, Canned | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Vegetables, Dehydrated | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Vegetables, Frozen | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar, Imitation | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar, Malt | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Yeast and Yeast Tablets | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Totals | — | 478 | 478 | — | 9 | 9 |