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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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210 Informal Samples of food and drugs were taken for analysis.
| ARTICLE | No. of Informal Samples Taken | RESULT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genuine | Inferior | Adulterated | Remarks | ||
| Apples (Imported) | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | See (a) |
| Baking Powder | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
| Bacon | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Beef Sausages | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Bread (1 sample, no number) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | See (b) (c) |
| Bread Roll (no number) | 1 | — | — | 1 | See (d) |
| Butter | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
| Butter Sweet Confectionery | 9 | 9 | — | — | |
| Cake Confectionery | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Cake Flour Mixture | 1 | I | — | — | |
| Cheese | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Cheese Spread | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Christmas Pudding | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Coffee and Chicory | 2 | — | — | ||
| Custard Powder | 2 | — | — | ||
| Curry Powder | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Devilled Chicken | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Doughnuts | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Epsom Salts | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Fish Paste | 11 | 11 | — | — | |
| Flour | 4 | — | — | ||
| Friars Balsam | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Glucose Drink | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Glucose Tablets | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Gluco Juice | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Glycerine | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Grated Horseradish | I | 1 | — | — | |
| Ice Cream Mixture | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Jam | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Jelly | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Lemon Squash | 2 | — | — | ||
| Lemon Foam Crystals | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Lemon Barley | i i | 1 | — | — | |
| Margarine | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Meat Paste | 11 | 11 | — | — | |
| Meat Pie | 2 | — | — | ||
| Mentholated Balsam | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Milk | 73 | 73 | — | — | |
| Milk of Magnesia | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Mincemeat | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Minced Chicken | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Minced Pork Paste | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Olive Oil | 1 | 1 | — | — | |