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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 1937
[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 | |
| Fruit, Canned | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
| „ Dried | — | 22 | 22 | — | — | — |
| Gin | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Ginger, ground | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Honey | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Lard | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — |
| Lime Water | — | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Liniment of | ||||||
| Turpentine | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Linseed, crushed | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Margarine | — | 26 | 26 | — | — | — |
| Meat Paste | — | 21 | 21 | — | — | — |
| Milk | 111 | 6 | 117 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Condensed | — | 32 | 32 | — | — | — |
| Oil, Almond | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| ,, Camphorated | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| „ Castor | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| ,, Cod Liver | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| „ Eucalyptus | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Ointment, Boric | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| „ Mercury | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| „ Zinc | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Paregoric | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Powder, Gregory's | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| ,, Seidlitz | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Rum | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sal Volatile | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Sausages | — | 30 | 30 | — | — | — |
| Soups | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Spices and | — | — | — | — | ||
| Condiments | — | 52 | 52 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Suet | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | — |
| Tea | — | 21 | 21 | — | — | — |
| Tincture of Iodine | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Tincture of Quinine | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | |
| Vegetables, Canned | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | — | 13 | 13 | — | —. | — |
| Whisky | 3 | 24 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Totals | 117 | 771 | 888 | 6 | 28 | 34 |