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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cwts. | lbs. | ozs. | |
---|---|---|---|
Flour, Bread, Cereals and Biscuits | 3 | 36 | 5½ |
Pickles and Sauces | 12 | 0 | |
Dried Fruit | 2 | 15 | 0 |
Eggs | 22 | 6 | |
Miscellaneous | 31 | 121 | |
Total | 36 | 90 | 9½ |
Beer and Soft Drinks | 402 gallons. |
All unsound food, with minor exceptions, is disposed of at
the Council's refuse destructor at Kenley.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.
The following samples were taken during 1955 and submitted to the Public Analyst, with the results shown:—
Article. | Analysed. | Non-Genuine. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
Almond essence | 1 | 1 | ||||
Albumen | - | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Arrowroot | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — |
Ale | 2 | - | 2 | — | — | — |
Butter | 3 | - | 3 | — | — | — |
Bay leaves | 1 | - | 1 | — | - | — |
Beef, minced | 1 | - | 1 | — | - | — |
Bread | l | 1 | 2 | — | - | — |
Baking powder | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | — |
Blackcurrant syrup | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | — |
Brandy | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | — |
Coffee | 2 | - | 2 | - | — | - |
Cheese | l | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Cake | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
Cake flour | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
Cake decorations | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Cream | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | — |
Cream buns | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | — |
Curry powder | 1 | - | 1 | — | - | — |
Cooking fat | 1 | - | 1 | — | - | — |
Cocoa | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Cream of tartar | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Champagne perry | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Cherries, glace | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Chicklettes | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Epsom salts | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Fruit, dried | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
Fruit, tinned | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - |
Flour | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Gin | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Ginger, ground | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Glauber salts | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Herbs, dried mixed | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - |
Ice cream | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Jelly, table | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Linctus | 2 | — | 2 | — | - | - |