Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.
The following samples were taken during 1948 and submitted to the Public Analyst, with the results shown:—
Articles. | Analysed. | Non-Genuine. | Remarks. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | ||
Aspirin tablets | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Brawn | 1 | -. | 1 | - | - | - | -. |
Barley flakes | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Bronchial mixture | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Batter powder | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Cake mixture | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
Coffee and chicory | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
Coffee essence | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Chocolate cup | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Cooking fat | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
Curry powder | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Cocoa | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Candied peel | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Chocolate spread | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Canned beer | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Canned soup | - | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | Incorrectly labelled. |
Castor oil | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Frozen fruit relish | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Fish paste | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Ginger | 1 | - | 1 | -. | - | - | - |
Gelatine | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Gravylet tablets | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Jelly crystals | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Jam | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Licorice wood | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Lemonade powder | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | Quantities of various ingredients unsuitable for children's use. |
Lemon squash | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Margarine | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Milk | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Orange squash | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Olive oil | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Pepper | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Rennet essence | 1 | - | 1 | - | . - | - | - |
Self-raising powder | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Sausages—beef | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | Deficient in meat. |
Sausage meat—beef | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | Deficient in meat. |
Spaghetti in meat sauce | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Spaghetti (cut) | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Salad dressing | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Sage - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Salt | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Sweetening tablets | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Self-raising flour | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
Sauce | 1 | - | 1 | - | -. | - | - |
Sponge mixture | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | Incorrectly labelled. |
Tea | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
Vinegar | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | Added salt. |
Total | 105 | 23 | 128 | 5 | 1 | 6 |