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 | |
| Brought forward | __ | 248 | 248 | — | 10 | 10 |
| Meat, Products | — | 54 | 54 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Meat Products Frozen | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Meat, Products Canned | __ | 18 | 18 | — | — | __ |
| Meat, Paste | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Menthol and Eucalyptus Pastilles | __ | 1 | 1 | — | —- | — |
| Milk | __ | 23 | 23 | — | — | __ |
| Milk, condensed, full cream, | — | — | — | — | ||
| sweetened | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Milk, condensed, full cream, | — | — | — | — | ||
| unsweetened | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Milk condensed, machine skimmed, | — | — | — | — | ||
| sweetened | — | 1 | I | — | — | — |
| Milk Pudding | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mustard | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Mincemeat | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Nuts | __ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Oil, Cooking | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Olives bottled | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Olive Oil | __ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pasta | __ | 1 | 1 | — | — | __ |
| Pastry, Uncooked | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Parrish's Chemical Food | __ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Peanut Butter | __ | 1 | 1 | — | — | __ |
| Pease Pudding, | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | __ |
| Peel, Candied | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pepper | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Petroleum Jelly | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pickles | __ | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Potato Crisps | __ | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | I |
| Potato Puffs | __ | 1 | 1 | — | — | __ |
| Proprietary Foods | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Proprietary Medicines | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Pudding Canned | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | __ |
| Puddings | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Rice | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Rose-Hip Syrup | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Saccharin Tablets | __ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sago | __ | 1 | 1 | __ | __ | __ |
| Salt | __ | 4 | 4 | __ | 1 | 1 |
| Sauce | __ | 11 | 11 | __ | — | __ |
| Sausages and Sausage Meat | — | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Spice | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Soda, Bicarbonate of | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soup, Preparation | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Suet | __ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Stuffing Mixture | __ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sugar | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Tea | — | 1 | 1 | — | —- | — |
| Tomatoes Canned | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Tomato Puree | __ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Tomato Paste, Canned | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Treacle | __ | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Vegetables, Dried | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Vegetables, Frozen | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vegetables. Canned | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar, Malt | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar, Imitation | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Witch Hazel | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wine | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Whisky | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Yogurt | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Yeast Tablets | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Zinc and Castor Oil Cream | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Totals | — | 477 | 477 | — | 18 | 18 |