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
Bexley 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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The following table summarises the 255 samples taken during the year.
| Formal | Informal | |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 14 | — |
| Soup, Meat Extracts | 1 | 6 |
| Pastes, Potted Meat | — | 11 |
| Pudding or Cake Mixture, Flour etc. | 6 | |
| Jellies, Custard Powders, etc. | 5 | 2 |
| Patent Medicines | — | 3 |
| Sausages, Sausage Meat, etc | 17 | — |
| Fruit, Fruit Juices and Fruit Puree | 4 | 5 |
| Condiments, Sauces, Pickles, Spices, etc. | 1 | 15 |
| Pure Coffee, Coffee Extract, Coffee and Chicory | 2 | |
| Meat Pies and Puddings | 4 | 3 |
| Cereals | 7 | 1 |
| Sweets and Confectionery | 27 | 15 |
| Essences | — | 3 |
| Butter and Fats | 19 | 2 |
| Water Ices | — | 1 |
| Ice Cream | 8 | — |
| Minerals | 2 | 2 |
| Beverages | 8 | 5 |
| Wines and Spirits | 5 | — |
| Peanut Butter | — | |
| Preserves | 10 | 2 |
| Fruit Pie and Pie Filling | 1 | 3 |
| Ground Almonds | 3 | — |
| Cream | 4 | |
| Synthetic Cream Powder | 1 | — |
| Baking Powder | 1 | — |
| Cakes | 7 | 2 |
| Mincemeat | 1 | — |
| Fish and Fish Cakes | 1 | 3 |
| Glace Cherries | 2 | — |
| Sugar | 1 | 1 |
| Olive Oil | — | 1 |
| Desiccated Coconut | 1 | — |
| Lamb Chop | — | 1 |
| 156 | 99 |