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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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FOOD & DRUGS ACT. 1938.
| Articles. | Analysed. | Adulterated or Deteriorated - | Prosecutions | Convictions. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| Lemon Barley Water | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Meat Paste | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Milk, Condensed | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Pears, tinned | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Pineapple Cubes | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| Rice, Flaked | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Sardines | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Spice, mixed | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Sponge mixture | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Tomatoes, tinned | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Arrowroot | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Beer | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| Cocoa | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| Cooking Fat | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| Egg Powder | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Fish Paste | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Ginger Wine | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Herrings, tinned | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| Honey | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| Macaroni | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Oatmeal | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Oxtail Soup Powder | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Sago | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| Shredded Suet | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Sultanas | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Beef, minced | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| Cake Mixture | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Dried Fruit | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Fish Cakes | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| Golden Glucose | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Peanut Butter | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||
| Whiskey | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| Meat | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| Beef Suet | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Black Pudding | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Breakfast Sausage | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Coffee Cream | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Cornflower | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Ground Almonds | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Lemon Jelly | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Mixed Candied Peel | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Pepper | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Sauce | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Soup Powder | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Table Salt | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Tea | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Tinned Peas | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Treacle | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Totals | 175 | 3 | 178 | 12 | — | 12 | ||