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 1958
[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 | 2 | 8 |
| Soup, Meat Extracts | 3 | 4 |
| Pastes, Potted Meat | 1 | 8 |
| Pudding or Cake Mixture, Flour, etc. | 3 | 8 |
| Jellies, Custard Powders, etc | 2 | 4 |
| Sausages, Sausage Meat, etc | 17 | 12 |
| Creamed Rice | - | 2 |
| Condiments, Sauces, Pickles, Spices, etc | 2 | 34 |
| Pure Coffee, Coffee Extracts, Coffee and Chicory | 2 | 1 |
| Meat Pies and Puddings | 2 | 2 |
| Sweets and Confectionery | 3 | 8 |
| Essences | — | 2 |
| Butter and Fats | 6 | 4 |
| Ice Cream | 1 | — |
| Minerals | 7 | 3 |
| Vegetables | — | 3 |
| Fruit | — | 2 |
| Preserves | 1 | 6 |
| Condensed Milk | — | 3 |
| Ground Almonds | 2 | 1 |
| Cream | 1 | 5 |
| Dried Fruit | — | 9 |
| Cheese Food | — | 4 |
| Garden Peas | — | 1 |
| Cakes | 1 | 2 |
| Biscuits | — | 1 |
| Hamburgers | 2 | 1 |
| Tinned Meat | — | 4 |
| Fish | 1 | 3 |
| Almond Marzipan | 4 | — |
| Tea | 1 | — |
| Pea Flour | — | 1 |
| Dried Yeast | 1 | - |
| Lemonade powder | — | 2 |
| Nut Oil | — | 1 |
| Olive oil | — | 1 |
| Desiccated Coconut | 1 | — |
| Patent medicines | 2 | 4 |
| Liquid frozen whole egg | — | 1 |
| Mix-a-shake | — | 2 |
| Pearl barley, ground rice, etc | 3 | — |
| Peanut butter | 1 | — |
| Mincemeat | 2 | 1 |
| Christmas pudding | — | 1 |