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, 1955.
The following samples were token during 1956 and submitted to the Public Analyst, with the results shown-
| Article | Analysed | TOTAL | Non-Genuine | TOTAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Forinal | Informal | |||
| Amplex | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Almonds, ground | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Apples, liquid | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Butter Beans | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Butter | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Bread | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Beer | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Biscuits | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Buns | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Bi-carb. Soda | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cough Mixture | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Cockles | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Camphorated Oil | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cream | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Crumbs, cooking | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cake Mix | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cheese | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Coffee | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Compound, Whipping | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Custard Powder | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Chicken Puffs | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Chicken Sjcread | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cake | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Dripping | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Fruit, Tinned | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Fruit, Dried | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Flavouring | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Gelatine | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Gravy Powder | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Honeycomb Mould | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Ice Cream | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Iodine | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Jam | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Liver Pate | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Lard | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Lemon Juice | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Lemonade Powder | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Mustard | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Mint in Vinegar | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Mincemeat | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Marzipan | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Milk | 59 | - | 59 | - | - | - |
| Mineral Water | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Margarine | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Orange Juice | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Ostermilic | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pepper, Ground White | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Pickle | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Peas | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Pie, Steak & Kidney | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pudding | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pudding, Black | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Rennet, Essence of | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Rice, Flaked | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Sausages, Pork | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| Sugar | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Salt | 1 | .- | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| C/F | 129 | 5 | 134 | 4 | 1 | 5 |