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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
Barking 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Food and Drues Act, 1955 - Sampling
| Article | Number Examined | Number Adulterated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | |
| Beverages | 1 | 5 | - | 1 |
| Biscuits | - | 2 | - | - |
| Bread | - | 14 | - | 10 |
| Butter | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
| Cakes and Pastries | - | 4 | - | 1 |
| Cereals | 1 | 6 | - | 1 |
| Cheese | - | 2 | - | - |
| Condiments | - | 1 | - | - |
| Confectionery | - | 17 | - | - |
| Cordials | 1 | 6 | - | - |
| Cream | - | 2 | - | - |
| Custard Powder | - | 1 | - | - |
| Dessert | - | 1 | - | - |
| Fat | 2 | - | - | - |
| Fish | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Flavourings | - | 14 | - | 1 |
| Flour | - | 3 | - | - |
| Fruit Juices | - | 13 | - | 2 |
| Fruit and Nuts | - | 5 | - | 1 |
| Fruit, Tinned | - | 3 | - | 1 |
| Grills | - | 1 | - | - |
| Herbs | - | 2 | - | - |
| Jelly | - | 2 | - | - |
| Heat | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Meat, Tinned | - | 3 | - | - |
| Medicines | - | 4 | - | 3 |
| Milk | 10 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Milk, Tinned | - | 2 | - | - |
| Preserves | - | 2 | - | - |
| Puddings | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| Sauce | - | 5 | - | - |
| Savouries | - | 3 | - | - |
| Seasonings | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Soup | - | 2 | - | - |
| Spices and Pickles | - | 11 | - | - |
| Spreads | - | 4 | - | - |
| Sweets | 1 | 19 | - | 2 |
| Vegetables | - | 11 | - | 2 |
| Wines and Spirits | 4 | 1 | - | - |