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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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food Sampling.
226 Informal Samples of food and drugs were taken for analysis.
| ARTICLE | No. of Informal Samples Taken | RESULT | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genuine | Inferior | Adulterated | |||
| Aspirin | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Bacon | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Beef Suet | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Beef Sausages | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Beetroot (strained) | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Blancmange | 1 i | 1 | — | — | |
| Boric Acid Ointment | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Bread | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | See (a) (b) (c) (d) |
| Brandy Flavour | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Butter | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
| Butter Sweet Confectionery | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
| Cake Mixture | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Cake Confectionery | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Caviar | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Cheese | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Coffee and Chicory | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Cough Mixture | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
| Cornflour | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Cream of Tartar | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Curry Powder | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Evaporated Milk | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Fish Paste | 14 | 14 | — | — | |
| Flour | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
| Gelatine | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Glace Cherries | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Glucose Confectionery | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Grapefruit Squash | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Ground Almonds | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Halibut Liver Oil Capsules | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Horseradish Relish | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Instant Icing | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Jaffa Juice | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Jelly | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Lemon Squash | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Margarine | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Meat Paste | 16 | 16 | — | — | |
| Milk | 76 | 73 | 1 | 2 | See (e) (f) (g) |
| Milk Jelly Crystals | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Mincemeat | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Minced Chicken | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Mint Jelly | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Mustard | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Orange Drink | 6 | 1 | — | See (h) | |
| Olive Oil | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Passion Fruit Squash | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Peel | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Pepper | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Pork Sausages | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
| Pudding Mixture | 9 | 2 | — | — | |