London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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SAMPLES PURCHASED AND SUBMITTED FOR ANALYSIS
| Article | Informal | Formal | Article | Informal | Formal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almonds | 1 | Margarine | 4 | ||
| Bacon | 1 | Meat, balls | 1 | ||
| Beefburgers | 3 | canned | 12 | ||
| Beers & Shandy | 1 | 2 | fresh | 2 | |
| Biscuits | 4 | minced | 4 | ||
| Blancmange Powder | 1 | prepacked | 4 | ||
| Bread, loaves | 5 | pies (beef) | 2 | ||
| mix | 1 | (pork) | 5 | ||
| pudding | 2 | (Steak & Kidney) | 6 | ||
| Bread & Butter | 1 | (Veal & Egg) | 1 | ||
| Butter | 2 | Meat Products | 4 | ||
| Cakes & Pastries | 33 | Milk, canned | 3 | ||
| Cake Mix | 4 | fresh | — | 20 | |
| Cereal | 2 | hot | — | 2 | |
| Cheese | 1 | instant | 2 | ||
| Cheese Spread | 3 | long life | 2 | ||
| Chicken, casserole | 1 | Milk Puddings | 2 | ||
| croquettes | 3 | Milk Shakes, prepared | 1 | ||
| fillets in jelly | 1 | powder | 1 | ||
| pies | 5 | Mixed Grill | 1 | ||
| portions | 5 | Pancake Syrup | 1 | ||
| Christmas Pudding | 1 | Pasta | 1 | ||
| Chutney | 2 | Pâté | 4 | ||
| Cooking Fat | 1 | Pease Pudding | 2 | ||
| Cornish Pasties | 2 | Pharmaceutical Products | 1 | ||
| Cream, Dairy | 4 | Pineapple Desserts | 1 | ||
| Curry Paste | 1 | Pizza | 1 | ||
| Desiccated Coconut | 1 | Prawn Coleslaw | 1 | ||
| Drink, chocolate | 1 | Prunes | 1 | ||
| fruit | 9 | Sandwiches | 7 | ||
| Egg Noodles | 1 | Sauce Mix | 1 | ||
| Fish, cakes | 1 | Sauces & Toppings | 6 | ||
| canned | 3 | Sausages | 7 | ||
| frozen | 1 | Sausage Meat | 3 | ||
| shell | 3 | Sausage Rolls | 5 | ||
| Frankfurters | 2 | Scotch Eggs | 6 | ||
| Fruit, canned | 8 | Seasoning | 1 | ||
| dried | 3 | Spirits | — | 19 | |
| fresh | 1 | Spreads (Various) | 3 | ||
| pies | 9 | Tea | 5 | ||
| Honey | 3 | Tomato-Juice | 1 | ||
| Irish Stew | 1 | Tomato-Puree | 1 | ||
| Jam | 1 | Vegetables, canned | 5 | ||
| Jelly | 1 | dried | 4 | ||
| Vinegar | 3 | ||||
| Yeast | 1 | ||||
| Yoghurt | 2 | ||||
| TOTALS | 270 | 44 |