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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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SAMPLES TAKEN DURING 1945.
| Articles. | Analysed. | Adulterated or det eriorated. | Prosecutions. | Conviction. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal . | Total. | Formal | Informal. | T otal. | |||
| Arrowroot | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aspirin | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baking powder | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barley crystals | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barley powder | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bicarbonate of soda | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Black pudding | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bread | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Butter | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cake (ginger) | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cake mixture | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Celery salt | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cheese | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cheese cake mixture | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cocktail tonic | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coffee | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coffee essence | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cocoa | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cheese and savoury | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chocolate cup | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Charcoal biscuits | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Curry | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Custard flavouring | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Custard powder | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cinnamon | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Digestive tablets | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dried eggs | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Egg substitute | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fish paste | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fish roll | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flour, self raising | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flour mixture | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Fruit tart | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gelatine | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ginger, ground | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ginger beer powder | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Glauber salts | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Horseradish sauce | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ham and tongue paste | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Icing sugar | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jam | 6 | - | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Junket, rennet | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lemexa | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lemonade crystals | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lemon curd | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malt and chocolate spread | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marmalade | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meat extract | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meat paste | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meat pies | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carried Forward | 79 | 2 | 81 | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 |