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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
Greenwich 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Article | Number Examined | Number Adulterated, &c. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Milk (including Channel Island & Sterilised) | 18 | 46 | 64 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Milk, Condensed full cream (sweetened 2 ; unsweetened 3) | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Milk Pudding, canned | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Mincemeat | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Olive Oil | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Paraffin, Medicinal | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Parrish's Food | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Peanut Butter | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pepper | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Peppermint Tablets | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pickles | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Pudding, Christmas | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Rennet, Essence of | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kice | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Rum | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Saccharin Tablets | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sago | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Salad Cream | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Sandwich Spread | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sauce | — | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Sausages | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Sausages, Canned | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Semolina | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soda, Bicarbonate of | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Soup, Canned | — | 8 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 |
| Soup preparations | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Spaghetti, Canned | — | I | 1 | — | — | — |
| Spice | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Suet, Shredded | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Sugar | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Surgical Spirit | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Syrup, Golden | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tea | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Vegetables, Canned | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | — |
| Vegetables, Dried | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Vegetarian Mixtures | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar (Malt 5 ; Imitation 3.) | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Welsh Rarebit Mixtures | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Whiskey | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| Wine, Alcoholic | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Wine, Cocktails | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Wine, Non-alcoholic | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Zinc-Castor Oil Ointment | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 31 | 392 | 423 | 1 | 16 | 17 |