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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
Penge 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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Kent County Council Sampling Officers took 118 samples of foods and drugs in the district as follows:-
| Anti-Rheumatic Balm (Massage Cream) | 1 | Jardox | 1 |
| Jelly | 1 | ||
| Batter Mix | 1 | Junior C Prin | 1 |
| Beetroot | 1 | Lambs' Livers | 1 |
| Best Bitter Beer | 1 | Lemskin | 1 |
| Bitter Beer | 1 | Liquafruta | 1 |
| Blackcurrant Drink | 1 | Malt Vinegar | 4 |
| Borax and Honey | 2 | Margarine | 1 |
| Braising Steak | 1 | Milk | 30 |
| Broth Mixture | 1 | Minced Beef | 2 |
| Cheese Sauce | 1 | Oranges | 2 |
| Cherry Jam | 1 | Orange Drink | 1 |
| Chocolate Sponge Mix | 1 | Pancake Mix | 1 |
| Chopped Pork | 1 | Piccalilli | 1 |
| Corn Oil | 1 | Pine and Honey Syrup | 1 |
| Cough Linctus | 1 | Plain Flour | 1 |
| Creamed Horseradish | 1 | Radian B | 1 |
| Crunchie | 1 | Red Cabbage | 1 |
| Custard Powder | 2 | Rice | 1 |
| Dristan | 1 | Rum | 1 |
| First Step Haliborange | 1 | Scotch Cheddar | 1 |
| Friars Balsam | 1 | Self Raising Flour | 2 |
| Fruit Cake Mix | 1 | Semolina | 1 |
| Fruit Salad in Heavy Syrup | 1 | Soft Cream Cheese | 1 |
| Frying Steak | 1 | Sultanas | 1 |
| Gherkins | 1 | Sunny Spread | 1 |
| Gin | 6 | Sweet Pickle | 1 |
| Glinteel Pastilles | 1 | Tartare Sauce | 1 |
| Grapefruit | 2 | Tea | 1 |
| Ground Cinnamon | 1 | Throat and Catarrh Pastilles | 1 |
| Hamburger with Gravy | 1 | Tobasco Pepper Sauce | 1 |
| Home Bread Mix | 1 | Tomato Ketchup | 2 |
| Honey, Glycerine and Blackcurrant | 1 | Vitaminised Iron Tonic Tablets (with yeast) | 1 |
| Instant Coffee | 1 | Vitorange | 1 |
| Irish Stew | 1 | Whisky | 3 |
| Jaffa Orange Crush | 1 | Yeast Vite | 1 |
| C/fwd. | 44 | Total | 118 |
Summary
| Milks | 30 |
| Drugs | 18 |
| Spirits | 10 |
| Other samples | 60 |
| 118 |