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 taken during 1957 and submitted to the Public Analyst, with the results shown -
| Article. | Analysed | Non-Genuine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total. | |
| Aspirin | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Almonds, Ground | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Baking Powder | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Bread | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Broad, Buttered | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Butter | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Boracic Ointment | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Beer | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Biscuits | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cloves | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Confectionery | 6 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Cordial | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Coffee, Ground | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Cream | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Crab, Dressed | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cake | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cake Decorations | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cheese | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Cheese Spread | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Fruit, Dried | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Fruit, Tinned | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Fruit, Loaf | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Fish Cakes | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Fish Paste | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Fat,Cooking | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Gluco Juice | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Horseradish Sauce | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Icing Sugar | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Ice Cream | 1 | - | 1 | — | - | — |
| Ice Cream Powder | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Jelly, Table | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Jelly Fruit Salad | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jam | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | |
| Lozenges, Throat | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | — |
| Lemon Flavouring | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | - |
| Lemonade Crystals | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | - |
| Milk | 60 | 4 | 64 | - | - | |
| Milk, Hot | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Marmalade | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | — |
| Meat Paste | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | |
| Meat, Minced | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Meringues | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Marzipan | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | — |
| Onion Salt | l | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Pep-Up Tablets | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Peas, Tinned | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | — |
| Pepper, Cayenne | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Paraffin, Liquid | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pudding Mixture | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pasties | 1 | - | 1 | - | ||
| Peel, Mixed | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Peanuts, Salted | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Rice | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| Ravioli | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Steak, Tinned | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Steak, Frozen | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Salts, Health | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| Sausages, Pork | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Stuffing | - | 1 | 1 | - | — | |
| Spam | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| C/f | 137 | 10 | 147 | 6 | - | 6 |