Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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(c) Adulteration of Food. Food and Drugs Act, 1955.
The following table summarises the 231 samples taken
during the year.
Formal | Informal | |
---|---|---|
Milk | ||
Soup, Meat Extracts | 4 | |
Pastes, Potted Meat | 2 | |
Pudding or Cake Mixture, Flour, etc. | 5 | |
Jellies, Custard Powders, etc. | 4 | 9 |
Patent Medicines | 1 | |
Sausages, Sausage Meat, etc. | 15 | 1 |
Creamed Rice | 3 | |
Condiments, Sauces, Pickles, Spices, et | 1 | 19 |
Pure Coffee, Coffee Extracts, Coffee an Chicory | 6 | 2 |
Meat Pies and Puddings | 4 | |
Sweets and Confectionery | 13 | 15 |
Essences | — | 4 |
Butter and Fats | 2 | |
Ice Cream | 1 | — |
Minerals | 3 | 6 |
Beer | 3 | — |
Wines and Spirits | 5 | — |
Fruit and Fruit Juices | — | 7 |
Fruit Pies and Puddings | — | 1 |
Preserves | 2 | 7 |
Condensed Milk | — | 2 |
Ground Almonds | 2 | — |
Cream | 1 | 3 |
Dried Fruit | l | 1 |
Cakes | 3 | 1 |
Fish | — | 3 |
Tinned Meat | 1 | 6 |
Desiccated Coconut | — | 1 |
Fish Cakes | 1 | 2 |
Cheese Food | — | 2 |
Garden Peas | 1 | — |
Pease Pudding | — | 1 |
Ready-Mix Ice Cream | — | 1 |
Bread | 1 | 1 |
Icing Sugar | 1 | 2 |
Dandelion Coffee | 1 | — |
Nut Oil | — | 1 |
Mousse | 1 | — |
Biscuits | — | 5 |
Salted Pea Nuts | 98 | 1 133 |