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 table shows the number and nature of the samples submitted to the Public
Analyst: —
Article | Total Samples | Genuine | Not Genuine | Action Taken |
---|---|---|---|---|
Almond Oil | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Aspirin Tablets | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Baking Powder | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Bicarbonate of Soda | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Black Pudding | 2 | — | — | |
Boracic Ointment | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Brawn | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Brown Bread | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Bun Flour | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Butter | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Camphorated Oil | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Chocolate Cup | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Cocoa | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Coffee and Chicory Essence | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Condensed Milk | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Cough Mixture | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Curry Powder | 2 | — | — | |
Epsom Salts | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Essence of Rennett | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Eucalyptus Oil | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Faggots | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Flour Mixtures | 2 | — | — | |
Fish Paste | 8 | — | — | |
Flavourings | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Friars Balsam | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Fruit Malt Syrup | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Fruit Sauce | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Gelatine | 3 | 1 | 2 | Stocks withdrawn from sale |
Gravy Powder | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Ground Coffee | 2 | — | — | |
Ground Ginger | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Ground Nutmeg | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Ground White Pepper | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Haslet | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Iodised Throat Tablets | t | 1 | — | — |
Jam | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Kruschen Salts | 1 | — | 1 | Manufacturer s explanation accepted |
Liquid Paraffin | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Liver Sausage | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Margarine | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Marmalade | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Meat Paste | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Meat Soup | 2 | — | — | Manufacturer's explanation accepted |
Milk | 30 | 29 | 1 | Formal samples taken and found to be genuine |