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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
Croydon 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Total Samples. | Genuine | Not Genuine | Prosecutions | Convictions | Cautions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Ginger | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Ground Nutmeg | 2 | (incl.1 inf) | 2 | |||
| Ground Rice | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Ham | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Honey | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Ice Cream | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Icing Sugar | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Jam | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Jellied Veal | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Lard | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Lemonade | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Lemonade Powder | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Lemon Curd | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Lemon Squash | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Liquorice Powder | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Liver Sausage | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Malt Vinegar | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Margarine | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Meat Paste | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Meat Pie' | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Minced Beef | 20 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mincemeat | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Mint Sauce | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Mixed pickles | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Mixed Spice | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Mustard Mixture | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Oatmeal | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Olive Oil | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Pearl Barley | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Pepper | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Pickled Onions | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Pressed Beef | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Raisin Wine | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Rissoles | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Rum | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Sausage | ||||||
| " Beef | 24 | 24 | ||||
| "Beef Preserved | 3 | 3 | ||||
| " Luncheon | 18 | 18 | ||||
| " Pork | 12 | 12 | ||||
| " Pork Preserved | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Smoked | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Saveloys | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Sherbet powder | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Shredded Suet | 6 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Shredded Suet with | ||||||
| Rice Flour | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Spirit Vinegar | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Sponge Mixture | 5 | |||||
| Sweets | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Syrup of Figs | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Table Jelly | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Tapioca | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Tea | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Tinned Asparagus | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Tinned Beans | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Tinned Cream | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Tinned Herrings | l | 1 | ||||
| Tinned Peas | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Tinned Soup | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Treacle | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Tincture of Iodine | 1 | — | 1 | |||
| Vinegar | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Whiskey | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 1207 | 1185 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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