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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
Chislehurst 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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SECTION F.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
During the year a total of one hundred and forty-seven samples of food and drugs were taken as follows:—
| Samples taken | Result | Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Genuine | Adulterated | ||
| Baking Powder | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Bread | — | 1 | — | 1 | See (a) |
| Butter Scotch | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | See (b) |
| Buttered Chocolate | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | See (c) |
| Buttered Crisps | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | See (d) |
| Caramels, Egg Nog | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Coffee | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Cough Mixture | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Custard Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Doughnuts | 3 | — | 3 | — | |
| Fish Cakes | 2 | — | 2 | — | |
| Flour | — | 1 | — | 1 | See (e) |
| Flour, Self-Raising | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | See (f) |
| Golden Raising Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Ice Cream | — | 21 | 20 | 1 | See (g) |
| Jam Tarts | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Lemon Curd | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Meat Pie | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Milk | 1 | 16 | 17 | — | |
| Milk Powder, Skimmed | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Pepper, White | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Rabbit, Tinned | — | 1 | — | 1 | See (h) |
| Rhubarb, Tinned | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Saccharin Tablets | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | See (i) |
| Sausages | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Sausages, Beef | 32 | — | 27 | 5 | See (j) |
| Sausages, Pork | 14 | 3 | 9 | 8 | See (k) |
| Sausage Meat, Beef | 16 | 1 | 13 | 4 | See (1) |
| Soft Drink | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | |
| Sugar | — | 1 | — | 1 | See (m) |
| Sunny Spread | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Throat Tablets | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Vinegar | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | |
| 92 | 55 | 119 | 28 | ||
Result. Action Taken
(a) "Fruity odour." Probably due to
incipient " rope." Not injurious Manufacturers warned.
(b) Fat 5% of which approximately
2.5% was butter fat Manufacturers informed.
(c) Butter 3.1%. Total fat 11% Matter taken up with
turer.
(d) Butter 2.8%. Total fat 9.45% Matter taken up with
turer.
(e) Excess sodium bicarbonate
accounted for taste in pastry Manufacturer informed.
(f) Contained a few spots consisting
of dirty discoloured flour. Not
injurious Warning given.