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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
Orpington 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| Article. | Samples taken | Genuine | Result Adult-erated. | Inferior | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | |||||
| Butter Brazils | 1 | — | 1 | See (d) | ||
| Coffee and Chicory Essence | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cake Mixture | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cough Syrup, Cherry | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cocoanut, Sugared | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Custard Powder | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cheese, Processed | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cake Confectionery | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Cinnamon and Quinine | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Flour, Self-Raising | 1 | i | ||||
| Flavouring Essence | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Fish Spread | 1 | l | ||||
| Gelatine | 1 | I | ||||
| Gravy Salt | 1 | l | ||||
| Ginger Wine | 1 | l | ||||
| Iodine, Tincture of | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Influenza Mixture | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Milk, Dried | 3 | — | 3 | See (e) | ||
| Milk (Fat Content) | 39 | 56 | 89 | 4 | 2 | See (f) |
| Milk (Condensed) | 1 | — | 1 | See (g) | ||
| Meat Spread | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ointment, Zinc | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ointment, Boric Acid | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Pepper, White | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Paste, Meat | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Paste, Fish | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Pickle | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Quinine, Tincture of | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Sausages, Beef | 3 | — | 3 | |||
| Sausages, Pork | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | See (h) |
| Steak Pie | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Squash, Orange | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Squash, Lemon | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Semolina | 1 | .1 | ||||
| Shortbread, Mixture | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Sponge Mixture | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Suet, Shredded | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Salad Cream | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Vinegar, Malt | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Welsh Rarebit (Mixture) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 44 | 151 | 178 | 7 | 10 | ||
Details of unsatisfactory samples:—
| Sample. | Analyst's Report. | Action Taken. |
|---|---|---|
| (a) (1) Buttercruch Confectionery (Informal) | Inferior, but sample too small for accurate estimation. | "Follow-up" sample proved to be inferior also. See below. |
| (a) (2) Buttercruch Confectionery (Informal) | Inferior. Butter fat in coating 2.7% should be 4%. | Manufacturers stated that this line of confectionery had been withdrawn from production on account of insufficient butter supplies, but were unable to explain deficiency as they had endeavoured to conform with the regulations. |