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 Bromley]
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Food Sampling-Food and Drugs Acts. 1938
Samples taken. | Result. | |||||
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Article | formal. | Informal. | Genuine. | Inferior. | Adulterated. | Remarks |
Epsom Salts | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Essence of Beef | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Essence of Rennett | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Fish Cakes | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Fish Paste | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Flour (Self Raising) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Frizets | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Fruit Cake | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Glace Cherries | — | — | — | |||
Glauber Salts | — | — | — | |||
Gob Stoppers | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Golden Raising Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Grape Fruit (Soft Drink) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Ground Almonds | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Ground Cinnamon | — | — | — | |||
Ground Mixed Spice | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Ground Nutmeg | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Hog Fat | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Honey | — | — | — | |||
Honey and Glycerine | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Honeycombe Mould | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Ice Cream (Loose) | — | 1 | 1 | • — | — | |
Ice Cream (Mix) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Ice Cream (Choc. Pre-packed) | — | 3 | — | — | ||
Ice Cream (Pre-packed) | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | |
Ice Lolly | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | |
Icing (Festive) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Icing Sugar | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Jam (Blackcurrant) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Jam (Raspberry) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Jam Roly Poly | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Lard | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
l emonade (Soft Drink) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
1 emon Squash | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Liquid Paraffin | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | See (b) |
Lucky Dip Kiddies Fountain | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Margarine | — | — | — | |||
Marzipan | — | 3 | — | — | ||
Marzipan Bars | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Men Paste (Beef) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Milk (Pasteurised) | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | |
Milk (T.T. Pasteurised) | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | |
Milk (South Devon Pasteurised) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Milk (Channel Island T.T. Past.) | — | — | — | |||
Milk (Sterilized) | — | — | — | |||
Milk (Yoghourt) | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | |
Milk (Condensed Full Cream) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Milk (Condensed Machine | ||||||
Skimmed) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Milk (Evaporated) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Mincemeat | — | — | — | |||
Mixed Herbs | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Mixed Thyme, Parsley and | ||||||
Marjoram | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Mussels (Danish Pickled) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Ointment (Yellow Basilican) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Ointment (Zinc) | — | 1 | 1 | — |