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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 1950
[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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almond Oil | 1 | 1 | - |
| Aspirin Tablets | 2 | 2 | - |
| Baking Powder | 2 | 2 | - |
| Black Pudding | 1 | 1 | - |
| Boracic Ointment | 1 | 1 | - |
| Brawn | 1 | 1 | - |
| Bread | 1 | 1 | - |
| Butter | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Camphorated Oil | 1 | 1 | - |
| Chutney | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cocoa | 1 | 1 | - |
| Coffee Essence | 1 | 1 | - |
| Coffee, ground | 2 | 2 | - |
| Cordial | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cough Mixture | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cream, synthetic | 1 | .1 | - |
| Curry Powder | 1 | 1 | - |
| Custard Powder | 2 | 2 | - |
| Dripping | 2 | 2 | - |
| Eucalyptus Oil | 1 | 1 | - |
| Flavouring Essence | 1 | 1 | - |
| Flour, Self Raising | 2 | 2 | - |
| Friars Balsam | 1 | 1 | - |
| Gelatine | 1 | 1 | - |
| Ginger, Ground | 1 | 1 | - |
| Gravy Powder | 1 | 1 | - |
| Health Salts | 2 | 2 | - |
| Herbs, Dried | 1 | 1 | - |
| Horse Radish Cream | 2 | 2 | - |
| Iodine, Tincture of | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jam | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jelly, Table | 2 | 2 | - |
| Lemonade Crystals | 1 | 1 | - |
| Marmalade | 2 | 2 | - |
| Meat Pressed | 2 | 2 | - |
| Medicinal Paraffin | 1 | 1 | - |
| Milk, Condensed | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Milk | 62 | 57 | 5 |
| Mineral Waters | 1 | 1 | - |
| Mint Sauce | 1 | 1 | - |
| Mustard | 1 | 1 | - |
| Nutmeg, Ground | 1 | 1 | - |
| Paste, Fish | 6 | 6 | - |
| Paste, Meat | 4 | 4 | - |
| Peas, Tinned | 2 | 2 | - |
| Pepper | - | ||
| Pickles | 2 | 2 | - |
| Potato Crisps | 1 | 1 | - |
| Quinine, Tincture of | 1 | 1 | - |
| Rennet | 1 | 1 | - |
| Saccharine | 1 | 1 | - |
| Salad Cream | 1 | 1 | - |
| Sauce, Fruit | 1 | 1 | - |