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 Coulsdon]
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SAMPLES TAKEN DURING 1945.
Articles. | Analysed. | Adulterated or det eriorated. | Prosecutions. | Conviction. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal | Informal . | Total. | Formal | Informal. | T otal. | |||
Arrowroot | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
Aspirin | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baking powder | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
Barley crystals | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Barley powder | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bicarbonate of soda | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Black pudding | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bread | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
Butter | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cake (ginger) | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cake mixture | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Celery salt | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cheese | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cheese cake mixture | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cocktail tonic | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Coffee | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Coffee essence | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cocoa | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cheese and savoury | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Chocolate cup | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Charcoal biscuits | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Curry | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
Custard flavouring | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Custard powder | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cinnamon | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Digestive tablets | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Dried eggs | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Egg substitute | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Fish paste | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fish roll | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Flour, self raising | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Flour mixture | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
Fruit tart | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gelatine | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ginger, ground | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ginger beer powder | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Glauber salts | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
Horseradish sauce | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ham and tongue paste | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Icing sugar | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jam | 6 | - | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Junket, rennet | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lemexa | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lemonade crystals | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lemon curd | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Malt and chocolate spread | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Marmalade | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Meat extract | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Meat paste | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Meat pies | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Carried Forward | 79 | 2 | 81 | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 |