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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
City of London 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955, AND FOOD REGULATIONS
Informal and Formal Samples submitted for Analysis
| Article | Informal | Formal | Article | Informal | Formal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almonds (ground) | 4 | — | |||
| Angelica | 2 | — | Pepper | 2 | — |
| Aspic Jelly Powder | 1 | — | Pies | 6 | — |
| Baking Powder | 1 | — | Pimento | 1 | — |
| Butter | 7 | Pudding Mixtures | 1 | — | |
| Butter (on rolls) | 2 | 2 | Raisins | 1 | — |
| Cake Decorations | 2 | — | Rennet, Essence of | 2 | — |
| Cake Mix | 1 | — | Rice | 2 | — |
| Caraway Seed | 1 | — | Rum Butter | 1 | — |
| Celery Seed | 1 | — | Sauce | 1 | — |
| Cereal | 1 | — | Sausages | 24 | — |
| Cheese (processed) | 10 | — | Soft Drinks | 3 | — |
| Cherries (Cocktail) | 1 | — | Spices | 3 | — |
| Christmas Pudding | 2 | — | Spreads | 2 | — |
| Cinnamon (ground) | 3 | — | Stewed Steak (Tinned) | 2 | — |
| Cloves | 4 | — | Stuffing | 2 | — |
| Coffee | 2 | — | Suet | 2 | — |
| Coffee essence | 3 | — | Sugar | 4 | — |
| Colourings | 3 | — | Sultanas | 1 | — |
| Crab (dressed) | 1 | — | Sweets | 4 | — |
| Cream (Dairy) | 9 | 2 | Syrup | 1 | — |
| Curry Powder | 7 | — | Tea | 8 | — |
| Custard Powder | 1 | — | Tomato Juice | 2 | — |
| Dessicated Coconut | 5 | — | Tomato Ketchup | 2 | — |
| Dessert Powder | 2 | — | Tomato Puree | 2 | — |
| Dripping | 3 | — | Tomatoes (Tinned) | 1 | — |
| Fish | 3 | — | Vinegar | 2 | — |
| Fish Cakes | 3 | — | Whisky | 2 | — |
| Fish Paste | 3 | — | DRUGS | ||
| Flavourings | 4 | — | |||
| Flour | 6 | — | |||
| Fruit (Dried) | 3 | — | Almond Oil | 2 | — |
| Fruit (Tinned) | 2 | — | Arnica, Tincture of | 3 | — |
| Gelatin | 3 | — | Arrowroot (Ground) | 2 | — |
| Ginger (ground) | 1 | — | Calamine Lotion | 2 | — |
| Glace Fruits | 2 | 1 | Camphorated Oil | 3 | — |
| Gravy Browning | 2 | — | Cascara Sagrada | 1 | — |
| Herbs | 2 | — | Castor Oil | 2 | — |
| Honey | 1 | — | Citrate of Magnesia | 1 | — |
| Horseradish Relish | 1 | — | Cough Linctus | 3 | — |
| Ice Cream | 5 | — | Eucalyptus, Oil of | 2 | — |
| Ice Cream Powder | 2 | — | Flowers of Sulphur | 1 | — |
| Jam | 1 | — | Friars Balsam | 2 | — |
| Jellies | 3 | — | Fullers Earth | 1 | — |
| Lard | 3 | — | Glaubers Salt | 1 | — |
| Lemon Curd | 3 | — | Glycerin, Lemon & Honey | 1 | — |
| Lemonade Powder | 1 | — | Glycerin of Thymol | 1 | — |
| Mace (ground) | 2 | — | Hypophosphites, Compound | ||
| Margarine | 1 | — | Syrup of | 1 | — |
| Marzipan | 3 | — | Indigestion Mixture | 1 | — |
| Mayonnaise | 4 | — | Juniper, Oil of | 3 | — |
| Milk | 1 | 18 | Liniment of Turpentine | 1 | — |
| Milk (Condensed) | 1 | — | Liquid Paraffin | 1 | — |
| Milk Shake Powder | 1 | — | Liquorice Powder | 2 | — |
| Mincemeat | 2 | — | Medicated Tablets | 4 | — |
| Mint (Dried) | 4 | — | Ointments | 4 | — |
| Mussels | 1 | — | Myrhh, Tincture of | 1 | — |
| Mustard | 1 | — | Rose Hip Syrup | 1 | — |
| Nutmeg (ground) | 1 | — | Saccharin Tablets | 1 | — |
| Olive Oil | 2 | — | Wintergreen Liniment | 2 | — |
| Orange Juice | 1 | — | Wintergreen, Oil of | 1 | — |
| Orangeade Powder | 2 | — | Witch Hazel | 1 | — |
| Pastry Mix | 1 | — | Zinc & Castor Oil Cream | 1 | — |
| Peas (tinned) | 2 | — | |||
| Peel (Candied) | 2 | — | TOTALS | 302 | 23 |
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