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 Erith]
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F (3)a. Food and Drugs Act, 1938. Sections 3 and 68.
The following samples were procured during the year and submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis.
Nature of Sample | Adulterated | Genuine | No. of Samples |
---|---|---|---|
Porridge Oats | — | 1 | 1 |
Milk | — | 13 | 13 |
Oxo | — | 1 | 1 |
Pepper | — | 3 | 3 |
Currie | — | 1 | 1 |
Jellies | — | 1 | 1 |
Gravy Powder | — | 2 | 2 |
Cocoa | — | 3 | 3 |
Pickling Spice | — | 1 | 1 |
Teatime Tablets | — | 1 | 1 |
Chewing Compound | — | 1 | 1 |
Drink Powder | — | 1 | 1 |
Ground Nutmeg | — | 1 | 1 |
Salt | — | 2 | 2 |
Custard Powder | — | 1 | 1 |
Mustard | — | 3 | 3 |
Pork Sausage Meat | 2 | — | 2 |
Chicken Broth | — | 2 | 2 |
Bun Flour | — | 5 | 5 |
Dessert Mould | — | 1 | 1 |
Semolina | — | 1 | 1 |
Kruchen Salts | — | 1 | 1 |
Baking Powder | — | 1 | 1 |
Tomato Ketchup | — | 1 | 1 |
Lemonade | — | 1 | 1 |
Pain Killer | — | 1 | 1 |
Meat Paste | — | 1 | 1 |
Horse Radish Sauce | — | 1 | 1 |
Cascara Sagrada | — | 1 | 1 |
Cake Mixture | — | 2 | 2 |
Table Dessert | — | 2 | 2 |
Wonder Mix | — | 1 | 1 |
Sage | — | 2 | 2 |
Steam Pudding Mixture | — | 3 | 3 |
Glaubers Salts | — | 1 | 1 |
Sun Mill cup | — | 1 | 1 |
Fish Paste | — | 2 | 2 |
Peppermints | — | 1 | 1 |
Coffee Extract | — | 1 | 1 |
Frigets | — | 1 | 1 |
Pearl Barley | — | 1 | 1 |
Sauce | — | 1 | 1 |
Pea Flour | —. | 2 | 2 |
Cough Syrup | — | 1 | 1 |
Syrup of Figs | — | 1 | 1 |
Epsom Salts | — | 1 | 1 |
Lemon Flavouring | — | 1 | 1 |
Mixed Spice | — | 1 | 1 |
Soup | — | 3 | 3 |
Beechams Powder | — | 2 | 2 |
Eucalyptus Oil | — | 1 | 1 |
Castor Oil | — | 1 | 1 |
Bicarbonate of Soda | — | 2 | 2 |
Coffee and Chicory | — | 1 | 1 |
2 | 89 | 91 |