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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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Food and Drugs Sampling
Two hundred and five samples of food and drugs were submitted to the Public Analyst. Details are appended:—
| Article | Formal | Informal |
|---|---|---|
| Almonds (Ground) | 7 | 1 |
| Almond and Brazil Fudge | — | 1 |
| Almond Extract | — | 1 |
| Blackcurrant Glucose Vitamin "C" Health Drink | — | 1 |
| Blackcurrant Health Drink | — | 1 |
| Blackcurrants in Heavy Syrup | — | 1 |
| Brawn (Pork) | — | 1 |
| Butter Mints | — | 1 |
| Butter (Peanut) | — | 1 |
| Buttered Assortment | — | 1 |
| Cheese Spread | — | 1 |
| Cherry Bark and Blackcurrant Linctus | — | 1 |
| Chicken | — | 3 |
| Chocolate Flavoured Drink | — | 1 |
| Cinnamon | — | 1 |
| Coffee | — | 2 |
| Compound Syrup of White Pine with Tar | — | 1 |
| Cranberry Sauce | — | 1 |
| Cream | — | 3 |
| Cream (Sterilised) | — | 1 |
| Glace Cherries | — | 1 |
| Herring Tidbits in Wine Sauce | — | 1 |
| Honey | — | 2 |
| Ice Cream | — | 17 |
| Jam | — | 4 |
| Jelly with Port Wine | — | 1 |
| Lemon Flavoured Linctus | — | 1 |
| Lemon Squash | — | 1 |
| Luncheon Meat | — | 5 |
| Margarine | — | 1 |
| Marmalade | — | 1 |
| Marzipan | — | 1 |
| Milk (Pasteurised) | 53 | 6 |
| Milk (Sterilised) | 18 | — |
| Milk (T.T.) | 6 | — |
| Milk Chocolate Rum Truffles | — | 1 |
| Minced Chicken in Jelly | — | 3 |
| Orange | — | 1 |
| Orange Squ ash | — | 5 |
| Pancake M 'xture | — | 2 |
| Peas | — | 2 |
| Pilchards in Tomato Sauce | — | 3 |
| Pork and Meat Roll | — | 1 |
| Pork Roll | — | 1 |
| Potted Salmon with Butter | — | 1 |
| Rice Pudding | — | 3 |
| Salmon (Pink) | — | 2 |
| Salmon Spread with Butter | — | 1 |
| Sauce (Rum) | — | 1 |
| Sausages (Pork) | 12 | — |
| Smokers Cough Pastilles | — | 1 |
| Steak (Casseroled) | — | 1 |
| Stewed Steak | — | 4 |
| Strawberries in Heavy Syrup | — | 2 |
| Syrup | — | 2 |
| Tomato Ketchup | — | 1 |
| Vinegar | — | 4 |
No instances of adulteration were found.
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