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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Articles. | No. of Samples Examined. | No. of Samples Adulterated. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Confectionery | - | 21 | 21 | - | - | - |
| Cream | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | — |
| ,, of Tartar | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Dripping | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — |
| Fish, canned | — | 146 | 146 | — | 12 | 12 |
| ,, paste | — | 28 | 28 | — | — | — |
| Flour, Self-raising | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Fruit, canned | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| ,, dried | — | 18 | 18 | — | — | — |
| Gin | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Ground Ginger | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Honey | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lard | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — |
| Lime Water | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Linseed, crushed | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Margarine | — | 37 | 37 | — | — | — |
| Meat Paste | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | — |
| ,, Pie | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Milk | 148 | 12 | 160 | — | — | — |
| ,, condensed | — | 44 | 44 | - | — | — |
| Oil, Aljnond | — | 4 | 4 | - | — | - |
| ,, Camphorated | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| „ Castor | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| ,, Cod Liver | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | — |
| ,, Eucalyptus | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Ointment, Boric | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ,, Mercury | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| ,, Zinc | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Paregoric | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Pepper | — | 29 | 29 | — | — | — |
| Powder, Baking | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| ,, Gregory's | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| ,, Sedlitz | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Preserved Vege | ||||||
| tables | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Rum | — | 13 | 13 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Sal Volatile | — | 4 | 4 | - | — | — |
| Sausages | 2 | 40 | 42 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Soup | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Spice | 1 | 44 | 45 | — | — | — |
| Suet | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | — |
| Tea | — | 23 | 23 | — | — | — |
| Tincture of Iodine | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| ,, ,, Quinine | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Treacle | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Turpentine, lini | ||||||
| ment of | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Whisky | 1 | 25 | 26 | — | 3 | 3 |
| Totals | 103 | 855 | 1,018 | 7 | 30 | 37 |