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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
Merton and Morden 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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| Article. | Total Samples. | Genuine. | Not Genuine. | Action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 95 | 93 | 3 | - |
| Mincemeat | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Mustard | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Pepper. White | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Petroleum Jelly | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Phospherine Tablets | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Pickling Mustard | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Pickles | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Pilchards, tinned | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Raisins | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Salinax | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Sardines | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Sausage Meat | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Soup | 2 | 1 | 1 | Referred to Ministry of Food |
| Sausages | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Spice, mixed | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Stuffing, Sage and Onions | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Suet | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Svrup of Figs | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Vinegar | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Yorkshire Pudding Mixture | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Zinc Ointment | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Total | 120 | 117 | 4 | - |
Results of Analyses of New Milk Samples.
Solids not fat (legal standard is 8.5%).
| 8 5 | 8 6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 8 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 25 |
Milk fat (legal standard 3.0%).
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3 4 | 3 5 | 3.6 | 3 7 | 3 8 | 3 9 | 4 0 | 4 1 | 4.2 | 4 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 |