London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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

Wimbledon 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: Sampling of Food and Drugs.During 1948 samples were taken for analysis as under:—

Sampling of Food and Drugs.

During 1948 samples were taken for analysis as under:—

ArticlesAnalysedInferior or Adulterated
FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
Milk202343_1It
Asprin—22———
Arrowroot—11-——
Barley Flour—22-——
Baking Powder—44-——
Beef Cubes—11-——
Carraway Seed—11-——
Chocolate Cup—11-11*
Chocolate Spread—22-——
Cocoa—55-——
Coffee123-——
Curry Powder—22-——
Cake Mixture—66-11*
Cake Flour—11-11*
Custard Powder—22-——
Fish Paste—44-——
Gravy Powder—33———
Ground Ginger—22-——
Ground Cinnamon—11-——
Ground Nutmeg—11-——
Horseradish Sauce145-——
Isinglass—11-——
Junket Tablets—11-——
Lemonade Powder—22-——
Mashed Potatoes1—1-——
Marmite-11-——
Meat Paste—11-——
Mint Sauce—44-——
Mixed Spice—11-——
Mustard—33-——
Onion Powder—11-——
Pea Flour—11-——
Pepper—55-——
Pudding Mixture156112*
Rye Pearls1—1-——
Rum—11-——
Saccharine-11-——
Salad Dressing—22-11*
Sage and Onion Stuffing—11-——
Semolina—11-——
Vinegar—11-——
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†Adulterated
*Inferior
30