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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

Chelsea 1950

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1950

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Table: SAMPLING OF FOOD AND DRUGSDuring the year, four hundred samples were submitted to the Public Analyst for examination,, Of this number, one hundred and seventy-five were "Formal", and two hundred and twenty-five "Informal". The following table shows the complete list of samples taken:-

SAMPLING OF FOOD AND DRUGS

During the year, four hundred samples were submitted to the Public Analyst for examination,, Of this number, one hundred and seventy-five were "Formal", and two hundred and twenty-five "Informal". The following table shows the complete list of samples taken:-

ArticleNumber examinedNumber adulterated, etc,
FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
Almonds, ground.11-11
Bacon3-3---
Baking powder1-1---
Biscuits, Chocolate—11---
Blancmange-11---
Bread-11-—-
Breadcrumbs-11——-
Butter3—3—--
Cake—33——-
Cake Flour112---
Cake Mixture5611——-
Celery Salt-11-—-
Cheese3-3---
Christmas Pudding-11--—
Cocoa2-2—-—
Coconut—11---
Coffee—11--—
Coffee & Chicory1~1---
Coffee Essence—11--—
Coffee Extract112---
Confectionery134112
Cornflour—22———
Cooking Fat2-2---
Custard Powder134—-—
Curry Powder1—1-——
Dessert Powder—33---
Essences & Flavours:------
Almond-22———
Lemon-11—--
Raspberry-11_-—
Rum—-1—--
Vanilla—11——-
Fisha canned—11—--
Fish Cake—33---
Fish Paste-33---
Flour1—1---
Flour, self-raising1-1---
Carried Forward274572123