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 Merton & Morden]
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Food and Drugs Act, 1938. The following tables show the
number and nature of the samples submitted to the Public
Analyst during 1940/41/42:—
SUMMARY OF SAMPLES.
Article. | Total Samples. | Genuine. | , Not Genuine. | Cautions. |
---|---|---|---|---|
New Milk | 34 | 32 | 2 | 2 |
Aspirin Tablets | 2 | 2 | - | — |
Baking Powder | 2 | 2 | - | — |
Cheese | 7 | 7 | - | — |
Coffee | 5 | 5 | - | - |
Cooking Fat | 2 | 2 | - | — |
Cream | 1 | 1 | - | — |
Egg Powder | 1 | 1 | - | — |
Egg Substitute Powder | 1 | 1 | _ | — |
Flour (Self-Raising) | 5 | 5 | - | — |
Ginger Beer | 1 | 1 | - | — |
Jam | 1 | 1 | - | — |
Laird | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Lime Juice and Soda | 1 | 1 | - | — |
Margarine | 5 | 5 | - | — |
Marmalade | 1 | 1 | - | |
Oatmeal | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Paste—Fish | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Paste—Meat | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Pearl Barley | 2 | 2 | - | — |
Quinine, Tincture of | 2 | 2 | - | — |
Rice | 1 | 1 | - | — |
Sago | 1 | 1 | - | — |
Sausages—Beef | 8 | 8 | - | — |
Sausages—Pork | 6 | 6 | - | — |
Suet—Beef | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sweets (Boiled) | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Vinegar | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Total | 101 | 98 | 3 | 3 |