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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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(c) Adulteration of Food. Food and Drugs Act, 1955.
The following table summarises the 231 samples taken
during the year.
| Formal | Informal | |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | ||
| Soup, Meat Extracts | 4 | |
| Pastes, Potted Meat | 2 | |
| Pudding or Cake Mixture, Flour, etc. | 5 | |
| Jellies, Custard Powders, etc. | 4 | 9 |
| Patent Medicines | 1 | |
| Sausages, Sausage Meat, etc. | 15 | 1 |
| Creamed Rice | 3 | |
| Condiments, Sauces, Pickles, Spices, et | 1 | 19 |
| Pure Coffee, Coffee Extracts, Coffee an Chicory | 6 | 2 |
| Meat Pies and Puddings | 4 | |
| Sweets and Confectionery | 13 | 15 |
| Essences | — | 4 |
| Butter and Fats | 2 | |
| Ice Cream | 1 | — |
| Minerals | 3 | 6 |
| Beer | 3 | — |
| Wines and Spirits | 5 | — |
| Fruit and Fruit Juices | — | 7 |
| Fruit Pies and Puddings | — | 1 |
| Preserves | 2 | 7 |
| Condensed Milk | — | 2 |
| Ground Almonds | 2 | — |
| Cream | 1 | 3 |
| Dried Fruit | l | 1 |
| Cakes | 3 | 1 |
| Fish | — | 3 |
| Tinned Meat | 1 | 6 |
| Desiccated Coconut | — | 1 |
| Fish Cakes | 1 | 2 |
| Cheese Food | — | 2 |
| Garden Peas | 1 | — |
| Pease Pudding | — | 1 |
| Ready-Mix Ice Cream | — | 1 |
| Bread | 1 | 1 |
| Icing Sugar | 1 | 2 |
| Dandelion Coffee | 1 | — |
| Nut Oil | — | 1 |
| Mousse | 1 | — |
| Biscuits | — | 5 |
| Salted Pea Nuts | 98 | 1 133 |