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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
Bethnal Green 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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| Xmas Pudding | 39 packets |
| Breakfast Cereals | 7 packets |
| Semolina | 2 packets |
| Pears | 25 jars |
| Pickles | 13 jars |
| Salad Dressing | 7 jars |
| Fish Paste | 2 jars |
| Jam | 1 jar |
| Salad Dressing | 7 bottles |
| Sauce | 5 bottles |
| Cherries | 4 bottles |
| Coffee | 1 bottle |
(d) Food and Drugs Act.
Out of a total of 400 samples (131 formal and 269 informal)
examined by the Public Analyst during 1950, 4 of the formal samples
and 5 of the informal samples were found to be adulterated.