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]
This page requires JavaScript
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.
The following samples were taken during 1951 and submitted to the Public Analyst, with the results shown :—
Article. | Analysed. | Non-Genuine. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
Aspirin Tablets | — | l | 1 | — | — | — |
Bread | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Beef Sausage Meat | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Beef Sausages | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Brawn | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Bicarbonate-of-Soda | — | l | 1 | — | — | — |
Barley Flour | 1 | l | 1 | — | — | — |
Bilberries in Syrup | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Beer | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Cherries in Syrup | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Crab Paste | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Cake Fruit Mixture | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Chocolate Roll | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Cream Powder (Synthetic) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Chicken Noodle Soup | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Cornflour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Coffee and Chicory Essence | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Cream | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Double Cream | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Dressed Crab | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Eucalyptus Oil | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Fish Paste | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Fancy Crab Meat | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Glycerine, Honey and Lemon Balsam | __ | 1 | 1 | — | — | _ |
Garden Mint in Vinegar | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Golden Crumbs | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Ground Mixed Spice | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Ice Cream | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
Jam | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Lung Tonic | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Lemon Juice | — | 1 | 1 | — | ||
Lemon Mousse | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Milk | 45 | 15 | 60 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
Marmalade | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Malt Vinegar | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Meat Paste | —- | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Mincemeat | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Non-Brewed Condiment | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Orange Flavoured Vantas Drink | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Pepper Flavoured Compound | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Processed Peas | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Pork Pie | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Pineapple Juice | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Pate de Foie | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Rice | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Rice Shaped Macaroni | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Rheumatism Tablets | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Sweets | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
Steamed Pudding Mixture | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Sponge Mixture | 1 | — | 1 |