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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Article | Total Samples | Genuine | Not Genuine | Action Taken |
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Mixed Spice | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Mustard | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Palm Kernel Oil | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Pastry Mix | 1 | — | 1 | Remaining stock surrendered and destroyed |
Pickles | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Saccharine Tablets | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Sage | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Salad Cream | 1 | 1 | —_ | —_ |
Sausage Meat | 5 | 4 | 1 | Formal sample of sausage taken (see below) |
Sausages | 10 | 9 | 1 | Court proceedings. Fines £21 and £6 6s. 0d. costs awarded |
Savoury Spread | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Self-raising Flour | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Seidlitz Powder | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Shredded Suet | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Sponge Mixture | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Steak and Kidney Pudding | 1 | 1 | _ | — |
Sulphur Ointment | 1 | 1 | — | —_ |
Sulphur Tablets | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Table Jelly | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Tincture of Iodine | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Tomato Ketchup | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Vegetable Soup | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Zinc Ointment | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Total | 138 | 129 | 9 | — |