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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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APPENDIX 3.
FOOD AND DRUGS: Samples Taken During 1949.
During the year a total of 185 samples of food and drugs were taken, the results being as follows: —
| Articles. | Formal. | Informal. |
|---|---|---|
| Almond, ground | 1 | — |
| Almond powder | 1 | — |
| Aspirin tablets | 2 | — |
| Aspro tablets | 1 | — |
| Baking powder | 22 | — |
| Beans, baked in tomato | — | 1 |
| Beetroot, sliced | — | 2 |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | 2 | — |
| Black pudding | 1 | — |
| Brawn, pork | 1 | — |
| Bun flour | 1 | — |
| Butter, fresh | — | 1 |
| Caraway seeds | 1 | — |
| Castor oil | 1 | — |
| Cinnamon, ground | 1 | — |
| Clear gums | — | 1 |
| Coffee and Chicory Essence | 2 | — |
| Coffee and Chicory Extract | 1 | — |
| Crawfish, Redro Brand | — | 1 |
| Custard powder | 2 | — |
| Daisy powder | 2 | — |
| Fish Paste | 1 | — |
| Fish Spread | 1 | — |
| Gelatine | 1 | — |
| Horseradish sauce | 1 | — |
| Ice creams | — | 16 |
| Junket powder | 1 | — |
| Lemonade crystals | 1 | — |
| Lemonade powder | 2 | — |
| Liver pills | 1 | — |
| Lung syrup | 1 | — |
| Macaroni | 2 | — |
| Malted milk tablets | 2 | — |
| Maw | 1 | — |
| Meat pie | 1 | — |
| Milk | 10 | 31 |
| Pastry mix | 1 | — |
| Pea flour | 1 | — |
| Peas, dried | 1 | — |
| Peel, mixed | 2 | — |
| Pepper, white | 1 | — |
| Piccalilli | 1 | — |
| Pickle, sweet | 1 | — |
| Rose petals | 1 | — |
| Saccharin tablets | 2 | — |
| Salad cream | 2 | — |
| Sausages | 11 | — |
| Sausages, beef | 5 | — |
| Sausages, breakfast | 1 | — |
| Sausages, pork | 4 | — |