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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Samples Taken—
| Articles. | Number Genuine. | Number Adulterated. | Total. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biscuils and wafers | 14 | .. | 14 | .. |
| Butter | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Chocolate Cracknel Biscuits | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Confectionery (cornets | .. | 1 | 100 | |
| Fish, tinned | 6 | .. | 6 | .. |
| Fruit in brine (for jam) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Fruit pulp (Blackcurrant) .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Mushrooms in butter, tinned | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Peas, dried | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Peas, tinned | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Wafers | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Total | 28 | 1 | 29 | 3.4 |
Note—Incorrect labelling.
Action Taken in regard to Formal Samples Purchased
under the food and drugs (adulteration) act during the year 1936.
| Simple No. | Article. | Particulars of Adulteration or Infringement, | Fine. | Costs. | Remarks. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | s. | d. | ||||||
| 6 M | Milk | 20 per cent, added water | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2 TM | Milk | 12 per cent. do. | - | - | Warning letter (third portion broke) | ||||
| 80 V | Grey Powder | 71.2 per cent. deficient in Mercury | Warning letter (third portion in sufficient to effec analysis) | ||||||
| 81 Y | Do. | 17.4 per cent. Calomel, 82.6 per cent. Sugars and Starch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | - |
| 8 7Y | Do. | 52.7 per cent. deficient in Mercury and 36.2 per cent. Sugar present | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | Dismissed under Pro bation of Offender Act | ||
| 112 Y | Black Pepper (whole) | 23.96 per cent. Pimento (Allspice), 0.05 per cent. Rice | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | Dismissed on pay ment of costs | ||
| 113 Y | Gin | 1.6 per cent, excess water | — | — | Vendor cautioned. | ||||
| 123 Y | Do, | 1.0 per cent. do. | — | — | Do. | ||||
| 128 Y | Do. | 2.6 per cent. do. | — | — | Do. | ||||
| 214 Y | Chopped Suet | Wheat Flour 15.2 per cent. | — | Do. | |||||
| 279 Y | Milk | 29 per cent. fat abstracted | — | — | Warning letter | ||||
| 280 Y | Black Currant Jam | Contained 24 per cent, of black currant fruit instead of 30 per cent. | - | - | Do. | ||||
| 347 Y | Whisky | 1.2 percent. excess water | — | — | Vendor cautioned | ||||
| 359 Y | Do. | 0.3 per cent. do. | — | — | Do. | ||||
| 367 Y | Do. | 1.5 per cent. do. | — | — | Do. | ||||