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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
Bromley 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Article | No. Examined | No. Unsatisfactory | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | |
| (b) Sausages and Sausage Meat | 3 | 58 | 3 | 10 |
| (*) Soft Drinks | — | 28 | — | — |
| Soft Drink Powder | — | 2 | — | - |
| Soups | — | 5 | — | — |
| (k) Spices | — | 24 | — | 4 |
| Suet | — | 3 | - | - |
| Sugar and Sugar Products | — | 5 | - | — |
| (y) Sweets | — | 15 | - | 1 |
| Tea | — | 7 | - | — |
| Tomato Puree | — | 4 | - | — |
| (g) Vegetables (Tinned) | — | 18 | - | 4 |
| Vegetable Shortening | — | 1 | - | — |
| Vinegar | — | 5 | - | — |
| Yeast | — | 1 | - | — |
| Yoghourt | - | 5 | - | — |
| TOTALS | 3 | 750 | 3 | 83 |
The undermentioned food stuffs were examined for the presence of residual pesticides:—
| Article | No. Examined | No. Unsatisfactory | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | |
| Apples | — | 1 | — | — |
| Baby Foods | — | 7 | — | — |
| Braising Steak | — | 1 | — | — |
| (s) Bread | — | 5 | — | 1 |
| Canned pilchards | — | 1 | — | — |
| Canned Vegetables | — | 6 | — | — |
| Custard Powder | — | 1 | — | — |
| Dehydrated Vegetables | — | 1 | — | — |
| (r) Dried Fruit | — | 4 | — | 1 |
| Eggs | — | 1 | — | — |
| Flour | — | 2 | — | — |
| Horseradish Relish | — | 1 | — | — |
| Lambs Liver | — | 1 | — | — |
| Margarine | — | 1 | — | — |
| Pickled Beetroot | — | 1 | — | — |
| Tapioca | — | 1 | — | — |
| Vegetables (Raw) | — | 3 | — | — |
| TOTALS | — | 38 | — | 2 |