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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
Deptford 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Samples taken during 1929—
| Articles. | Number Genuine. | Number Adulterated. | Total | Percentage of Adulteration. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 450 | 5 | 455 | |
| Olive Oil | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Peas | 4 | .. | 4 | . . |
| Pepper | 12 | .. | 12 | .. |
| Pickles | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Rice | 3 | .. | 4 | 25.0 |
| Sardines | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Sauce | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Sausages | 9 | .. | 9 | .. |
| Salmon Cutlet | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Sherbet | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Silde | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Sponge Mixture | 1 | .. | 1 | • • |
| Suet | .. | .. | 2 | 100.0 |
| Suet and Rice Mixture | 2 | 2 | .. | |
| Sugar | 1 | .... | 1 | .. |
| Sweets | 21 | .. | 21 | .. |
| Soda, Bicarbonate of | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Tapioca | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Tea | 8 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Vinegar | 4 | .. | 5 | 20.0 |
| Vinegar, malt | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Wines | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Wines & Cordials, Non-alcoholic | 15 | .. | 15 | .. |
| hisky | 2 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Informal Samples. | ||||
| Butter | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Biscuits | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Celery, tinned | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Cheese | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Cream Cheese | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Chocolate | 14 | .. | 14 | .. |
| Chocolate Biscuits | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Dried Fruit | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Tinned Gooseberries | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Dried Milk, full cream | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Tinned Peas | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | . . | .. | 1 | 100.0 |
| Sweets | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Yeast | 2 | .. | 2 | • • |
| Totals | 590 | 11 | 601 | 1.8 |