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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
Beckenham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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| Minced Meat Loaf | — | 1 |
| Mint in Vinegar | — | 1 |
| Mushroom Soup | — | 1 |
| Olive Oil | — | 2 |
| Oranges | — | 4 |
| Orange Crush | — | 1 |
| Orange Drink .. | — | 4 |
| Orange Pie Filling | — | 1 |
| Orange Squash | — | 5 |
| Paregoric Tablets | 1 | 1 |
| Paste (Curry) | — | 1 |
| Pate de Foie with Truffles | — | 1 |
| Peaches in heavy Syrup | — | 1 |
| Peas | — | 1 |
| Pepper (Ground) | — | 1 |
| Pilchards in Tomato Sauce | - | 2 |
| Rhubarb in heavy Syrup | — | 1 |
| Salmon | — | 6 |
| Sauce (Fruit) | — | 1 |
| Sausages (Pork) | 4 | 2 |
| Sausages (Pork Chipolata) | 1 | — |
| Savoury Minced Steak | — | 1 |
| Sparkling Health Drink | — | 1 |
| Steak (Casseroled) | — | 1 |
| Stewed Steak | — | 1 |
| Strawberries in Syrup | — | 1 |
| Syrup of Figs | — | 1 |
| Syrup of White Pine with Tar | — | 1 |
| Tea | — | 2 |
| Tincture of Quinine | — | 1 |
| Tomato Catsup | — | 1 |
| Tomato Chutney | — | 1 |
| Tomato Sauce | — | 1 |
| Turkey Croquettes | — | 1 |
| Turkey in Jelly (Chopped) | — | I |
| Tuna | — | 1 |
| Vinegar | — | 3 |
| Whipped Cream Bon-Bons | — | 2 |
No instances of adulteration were found, but in eight cases, the Public Analyst expressed dissatisfaction with the consistency of the food or drug in relation to its description by the vendor or manufacturer.
Details are appended:—
| Article Sampled | Analyst's Report | Action Taken |
|---|---|---|
| Paregoric Tablets. (Two Samples of the same product.) | The samples contained no morphine. The principal active ingredient of Paregoric is Tincture of opium and the British Pharmacopoeia requires that the morphine derived from the tincture, shall be 0.05% weight in volume in the finished article. The samples, containing no morphine, cannot therefore contain any Paregoric. | Legal proceedings instituted against Suppliers to the Vendor who brought in the Manu-facturers.The Suppliers were dismissed from the suit, the Manufacturers being fined £1. Costs were refused. |