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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
Lewisham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Article. | No. of Samples Examined. | No. of Samples Adulterated, etc. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Flour, Self—raising | _ | 13 | 13 | — | — | — |
| Friar's Balsam | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | — |
| Fruit, Canned | _ | 18 | 18 | _ | _ | — |
| ,, Dried | _ | 9 | 9 | _ | _ | — |
| Gin | 3 | _ | 3 | _ | _ | — |
| Gregory Powder | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Ground Ginger | — | 6 | 6 | — | _ | _ |
| Lard | _ | 30 | 30 | _ | _ | _ |
| Lime Water | _ | 8 | 8 | _ | 1 | 1 |
| Linseed, Crushed | _ | 5 | 5 | _ | — | — |
| Margarine | — | 28 | 28 | _ | _ | _ |
| Meat | _ | 12 | 12 | _ | 1 | 1 |
| ,, Canned | _ | 1 | _ | — | — | |
| ,, Potted | _ | 4 | 4 | _ | __ | _ |
| Milk | 163 | 5 | 168 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ,, Condensed | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
| ,, Preparations | — | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ |
| Oil, Almond | _ | 4 | 4 | — | _ | _ |
| ,, Camphorated | — | 5 | 5 | — | —_ | _ |
| ,, Castor | _ | 4 | 4 | _ | _ | _ |
| ,, Cod Liver | _ | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ |
| Ointment, Boric | _ | 5 | _ | _ | _ | |
| ,, Mercury | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| ,, Zinc | _ | 3 | 3 | _ | _ | —_ |
| Paregoric | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | _ |
| Pepper | — | 19 | 19 | — | _ | — |
| Rice | _ | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ |
| Rum | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
| Sal Volatile | 4 | 4 | _ | _ | _ | |
| Sauces and Pickles | _ | 7 | 7 | _ | _ | __ |
| Sausages | — | 19 | 19 | _ | — | _ |
| Sedlitz Powder | _ | 7 | 7 | _ | _ | _ |
| Soup | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
| Spices | _ | 8 | 8 | _ | _ | _ |
| Suet | _ | 9 | 9 | _ | _ | _ |
| Sugar | _ | 20 | 20 | — | _ | —_ |
| Tapioca | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tea | _ | 40 | 40 | — | _ | — |
| Tincture of Iodine | _ | 5 | 5 | _ | _ | _ |
| ,, Quinine Turpentine, | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Liniment of Vegetables, | _ | 4 | 4 | _ | _ | —_ |
| Preserved | 16 | 16 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Vinegar | _ | 3 | 3 | _ | — | — |
| Whisky | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Wine, Non—Alcoholic | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 171 | 632 | 803 | 1 | 48 | 49 | |