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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
Chislehurst 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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| Formal. | Informal. | |
|---|---|---|
| Fish Cake | 1 | - |
| Flavouring | - | 2 |
| Flour | — | 2 |
| Gelatine | — | 4 |
| Gin | 3 | - |
| Golden Raising Powder | - | 2 |
| Ground Cinnamon | — | 2 |
| Ground Ginger | - | 1 |
| Ice Cream | 2 | - |
| Iced Christmas Cake | 1 | 1 |
| Jam | - | 5 |
| Jelly Crystals | - | 1 |
| Lard | 3 | - |
| Margarine | 4 | 1 |
| Malted Milk | — | 1 |
| Meat Pie | 1 | - |
| Milk | 5 | 62 |
| Mineral Water | — | 1 |
| Mixed Spice | - | 2 |
| Mustard | — | 2 |
| Paste, Fish and Meat | 1 | 3 |
| Petroleum Jelly | - | 1 |
| Pickles | - | 2 |
| Prunes | 1 | |
| Pudding Mixture | - | 4 |
| Rum | 1 | 1 |
| Saccharin | - | 6 |
| Sausage Meat | 1 | - |
| Self Raising Flour | — | 1 |
| Soup Powder | - | 1 |
| Soya Flour | 1 | - |
| Sponge Mixture | — | 3 |
| Stuffing | - | 2 |
| Sweetening Tablets | — | 1 |
| Talcum Powder | — | 2 |
| Tinned Beans | - | 2 |
| Tinned Soup | - | 5 |
| Tincture of Iodine | — | 3 |
| Vinegar | - | 4 |
| Vitacup Beverage | - | 1 |
| Whisky | 1 | 1 |
| Zinc Ointment | - | 1 |
| 33 | 160 |
The examination of these samples showed them to be of
genuine quality with the exception of 1 milk (informal),
16.7% fat deficiency; 1 baking powder (informal), 19%
CO2 deficiency; 1 golden raising powder (informal),
2.4% CO2 deficiency.
(iv) Ice Cream.
Ten samples were taken for bacteriological examination.
No pathogenic organisms were found to be present.
(v) Slaughterhouses.
There are 2 licensed slaughterhouses within the District.
(vi) Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
(a) Slaughtering.
No animals were slaughtered.
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