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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
| Articles. | Number Genuine. | Number Adulterated. | Total. | Percentage of Adulteration. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barley | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Beef, Minced | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Boric Acid | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Butter | 24 | .. | 24 | .. |
| Cheese | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Christmas Pudding | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Coconut, desiccated | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Coffee | 5 | .. | 5 | .. |
| Cream | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Curry Powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Dripping | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Faggots | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Fat, cooking | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Fruits, dried | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Fruits, crystallised | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Ginger, ground | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Ginger, crystallised | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Jam | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Lard | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Lysol, B.P. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Lysol Solution | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Margarine | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Milk | 242 | .. | 242 | .. |
| Mincemeat | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Mustard | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Oil, frying | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Olive Oil | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Paraffin, liquid medicin'l B.P. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Parrish's Food, B P. | 4 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 |
| ,, special formula | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Peas, dried | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Pepper | 5 | .. | 5 | .. |
| Rice, ground | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Sausage, beef | .. | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Sausages | 7 | .. | 7 | .. |
| ,, Preserved | 5 | .. | 5 | .. |
| Sa\eloy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Spirits | 16 | .. | 16 | .. |
| Spice, mixed | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Sweets | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Veal, ham & chicken roll | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Vinegar | 11 | .. | 11 | .. |
| ,, Malt | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Wine, non-alcoholic | 5 | .. | 5 | .. |
| Zinc Ointment | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Total Formal Samples | 377 | 3 | 380 | 0.8 |
| Beans, baked,inTomatosauce | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Boracic Ointment, B.P. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Borax, B.P. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Bread | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Butter | 10 | .. | 10 | .. |
| Cake | 12 | .. | 12 | .. |
| Carried forward | 26 | 26 | ||
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