London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Chislehurst 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

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(iii) Food Sampling.

During the year a total of 123 samples of food and drugs were taken, the results being as follows:—

Formal.Informal.
Almond substitute1-
Baking powder14
Beef and ham1—
Black pudding1-
Brandy11
Bread—1
Bread, chewed-1
Bread, remnant of loaf—1
Butter2-
Cakes1-
Cake and pudding mixture-4
Chocolate malt spread1-
Cinnamon, ground1-
Cocktail2—
Cod liver roe paste-1
Coffee and chicory1-
Cooking fat2-
Curry powder and sauce.11
Dessert sauce1—
Fish cakes1—
Fish paste12
Flavouring essence-2
Flour, self raising1—
Gelatine1—
Gin41
Gravy powder1-
Herring tidbits-1
Honey1.
Jam2—
Lemon squash1—
Lemonade crystals1-
Margarine2-
Meat extracts1-
Meat paste—1
Milk520
Mustard cream—1
Mustard, continental—1
Oats—1
Oatmeal23
Pate-de-fois-1
Port1-
Hum42
Salad oil1—
Sausages, pork-1
Sherry1—
Soup-3
Soya flour and products11
Spice, mixed1—
Spiced meat roll1—
Sponge mixture1-
Sweet almond oil_1
Table dessert—1
Vinegar—1
Vinegar, malt1-
Carried forward5358
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