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 | _ | 1 | 1 | - | -_ | _ |
Almonds, Ground | — | 2 | 2 | -_ | -_ | _ |
Angelica | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Arrowroot | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Aspirin Tablets | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Bacon | — | 1 | 1 | - | -_ | _ |
Beverage (chocolate flavoured drink). | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Biscuits | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Brandy | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Bread | — | 5 | 5 | _ | 1 | 1 |
Bread Rolls (buttered) | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Breadcrumbs | 1 | 1 | — | _ | _ | |
Butter | _ | 9 | 9 | _ | _ | _ |
Cake and Pudding Mixtures | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
Cake Covering. | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Camphorated Oil | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Cascara Tablets | — | 1 | 1 | _ | — | _ |
Cheese | _ | 13 | 13 | _ | _ | _ |
Cheese Spread | — | 3 | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
Cheese Grated | _ | 1 | 3 | _ | _ | _ |
Coconut, Desiccated | _ | 3 | 2 | _ | _ | _ |
Coffee | _ | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
Colouring Matter | — | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
Confectionery, Flour | — | 21 | 21 | _ | _ | _ |
Confectionery, Sugar | — | 17 | 17 | _ | — | — |
Cooking Fat | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Cream (including 4 sterilised) | — | 10 | 10 | _ | _ | _ |
Cream of Tartar | — | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ |
Curry Powder | — | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
Dessert Powder | — | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
Drinks, Soft | _ | 10 | 10 | _ | — | — |
Dripping | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | _ |
Fish, Fresh | _ | 3 | 3 | _ | _ | _ |
Fish, Bottled | _ | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ |
Fish, Canned | _ | 14 | 14 | _ | _ | _ |
Fish, Cakes | _ | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ |
Fish, Paste | _ | 5 | 5 | _ | _ | |
Flavouring Essence | _ | 5 | 5 | _ | _ | _ |
Flavouring Syrup | — | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
Flour | _ | 2 | 2 | ___ | __ | _ |
Formamint Tablets | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
Fruit, Bottled | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | ___ |
Fruit, Dried | _ | 11 | 11 | _ | 1 | 1 |
Fruit, Canned | _ | 6 | 6 | _ | _ | _ |
Fruit, Glace | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
Fruit, Juice | _ | 5 | 5 | _ | _ | _ |
Fruit, Pies | _ | 6 | 6 | _ | _ | |
Fruit Syrup | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 |
Fruit Curd | _ | 1 | 1 | __ | _ | _ |
Garlic | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 |
Gelatine | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
Ginger, Ground | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
Golden Raising Powder | - | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
Ham Rolls | - | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
Herbs, Dried | - | 5 | 5 | _ | _ | _ |
Hydrogen Peroxide | - | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | - |
Ice Cream | - | 2 | 2 | _ | - | - |
Ice Lollies | _ | 2 | 2 | _ | - | -_ |
Ice Lollie Syrup | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Iodine, Tincture of | - | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ |
Iron and Yeast Tablets | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | __ |
Jam | _ | 5 | 5 | _ | _ | - |
Jelly Tablets | _ | 6 | 6 | __ | _ | _ |
Lard | _ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Margarine | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
Marmalade | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
Mayonnaise | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
Marzipan | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Meat, Minced | — | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 |
Carried Forward | 248 | 248 | — | 10 | 10 |