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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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F ood and D rugs (A dulteration ) A ct , 1928.
| Articles. | Number Genuine. | Number Adulterated. | Total. | Percentage of Adulteration. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal Samples— | ||||
| Arrowroot | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Aspirin Tablets | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Boracic Acid, B.P. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Boracic Acid Ointment B.P. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Brawn | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Butter.. | 7 | .. | 7 | .. |
| Chocolate Easter Eggs | 8 | .. | 8 | .. |
| Christmas Pudding | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Chutney | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Cocoa | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Coffee | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Curry Powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Dripping | 6 | .. | 6 | .. |
| Flaked Rice | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Fish Paste | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Gravelots | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Ground Cinnamon | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Ground Ginger | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Indigestion Tablets | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Jam | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Lard | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Margarine | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Milk | 230 | 7 | 237 | 30 |
| Mild Mercurial Ointment | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Mincemeat | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Mustard | 6 | .. | 6 | .. |
| Mixed Spice | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Pepper | 7 | .. | 7 | .. |
| Sauce | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Sausages | 7 | .. | 7 | .. |
| ,, Preserved | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Sweets | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Sterilised Milk | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Spirits— | .. | .. | ||
| Gin | 1 | 3 | 4 | 750 |
| Whisky | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Vinegar | 8 | .. | 8 | .. |
| ,, Malt | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Wine, non-alcoholic | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Zinc Ointment | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Total Formal Samples | 328 | 10 | 338 | 3. 0 |
| Informal Samples— | .. | .. | ||
| Almond Oil, B.P. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Aspirin Tablets | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Baking Powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Butter | 33 | .. | 33 | .. |
| Borax B.P. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Carried forward | 39 | .. | 39 |