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
Bromley 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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FOOD SAMPLING - 1972
| ARTICLE | NO. EXAMINED | NO. ADULTERATED | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORMAL | INFORMAL | FORMAL | INFORMAL | |
| Baby Foods | - | 4 | - | - |
| Beer | - | 11 | - | - |
| (a) Biscuits | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| Brandy | 1 | - | - | - |
| (b) Bread and Bread Rolls | - | 23 | - | 15 |
| (c) Butter | - | 21 | - | 4 |
| Cakes | - | 1 | — | — |
| Cake Decorations | - | 2 | - | - |
| Cake Mixes | - | 2 | - | - |
| Caramel Dessert | - | 1 | - | - |
| (d) Cereal and Cereal Products | - | 23 | - | 5 |
| (e) Cheese | - | 16 | - | 5 |
| Cheese spread | - | 4 | - | - |
| (f) Chocolate and cocoa products | - | 22 | - | 4 |
| Cider | - | 1 | - | - |
| (g) Coffee beans | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Colouring matters | - | 5 | - | - |
| (h) Cream | - | 6 | - | 2 |
| Cream desserts | - | 1 | - | - |
| Cream of Tartar | - | 1 | - | - |
| Diabetic foods | - | 3 | - | - |
| Drugs | - | 25 | - | - |
| Eggs and egg products | - | 3 | - | - |
| (j) Fish and fish products | - | 13 | - | 2 |
| Fish spread | - | 13 | - | - |
| (k) Flour | - | 5 | - | 2 |
| Fruit, dried | - | 5 | - | - |
| Fruit, fresh | - | 4 | - | - |
| (l) Fruit products (including tinned fruit) | - | 28 | - | 6 |
| Gin | 2 | - | - | - |
| Ice cream | - | 32 | - | - |
| Ice lollie | - | 1 | - | - |
| Ice pops | - | 1 | - | - |
| Jam and preserves | - | 1 | - | - |
| Liqueur chocolates | - | 3 | - | - |
| Margarine | - | 2 | - | - |
| (m) Meat and meat products (including tinned meat) | - | 58 | - | 9 |
| Meat spreads | - | 16 | - | - |
| Meat tenderiser | - | 1 | - | - |
| (n) Milk and milk bottles | - | 83 | - | 19 |
| Milk (dried) | - | 5 | - | - |
| (o) Milk (tinned) | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Milk shake mix | - | 1 | - | - |
| Mixed drinks | - | 2 | - | - |
| (p) Non-brewed condiment | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| Oils and fats | - | 18 | - | - |
| Pastry | - | 1 | - | - |
| (q) Puddings | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Rum | 2 | - | - | - |
| Saccharin tablets | - | 1 | - | - |
| (r) Salads | - | 4 | - | 1 |
| Salad cream and dressing | - | 7 | - | - |
| Sauces and pickles | - | 12 | - | - |
| (s) Sausages and sausage meat | - | 38 | - | 5 |
| (t) Sausage rolls | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| Slimming foods | - | 19 | - | - |
| (u) Soft drinks | - | 12 | - | 2 |