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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
Dagenham 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Food and Drugs—Sampling
| Article | Number Examined | Number Adulterated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | |
| Almonds, Ground | — | 3 | — | — |
| Apple Charlotte | — | 1 | — | — |
| Beef, Chicken and Turkey Croquettes | — | 3 | — | — |
| Beverages | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Biscuits | — | 4 | — | — |
| Blanc-mange Powder | — | 1 | — | — |
| Bread | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Bread Rolls | — | 1 | — | — |
| Butter | 2 | — | — | — |
| Cakes | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Cake Mixtures | — | 2 | — | — |
| Cereals | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cheese Spread with Shrimps | — | 1 | — | — |
| Chicken, Boneless | — | 1 | — | — |
| Cloves | — | 1 | — | — |
| Cooking Oil | — | 2 | — | — |
| Cordials | 2 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Cream | — | 2 | — | — |
| Creamed Milk Puddings | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Demerara Sugar | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| French Capers | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fruit, Dried | — | 2 | — | — |
| Fruit Juices | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fruit, Tinned | — | 2 | — | — |
| Fruit Pies | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ginger, Ground | — | 1 | — | — |
| Hamburger | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ice Cream | — | 8 | — | — |
| Ice Lollies | — | 8 | — | — |
| Jam | — | 1 | — | — |
| Jellies | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Malt Extract | — | 1 | — | — |
| Margarine | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Marzipan Almond Icing | — | 2 | — | — |
| Medicinal Samples | — | 27 | — | — |
| Milk | 24 | 1 | — | — |
| Milk Bottle | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Milk, Evaporated | — | 1 | — | — |
| Mincemeat | — | 1 | — | — |
| Mushrooms, Creamed | — | 1 | — | — |
| Salmon Cutlets, Mock | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sauces | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sausages | 28 | 2 | 6 | — |
| Soups | — | 2 | — | — |
| Spreads | — | 2 | — | — |
| Steak Cutlets in Gravy | — | 1 | — | — |
| Steak and Kidney Pudding | — | 1 | — | — |
| Steak Minced with Tomatoe and | ||||
| Spaghetti | — | 1 | — | — |
| Stewed Steak with Gravy | — | 3 | — | 1 |
| Sweets | — | 2 | — | — |
| Tea | 2 | — | — | — |
| Turkey in Jelly, Minced | — | 1 | — | — |
| Vinegar | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wines and Spirits | 5 | — | — | — |
| Black Substance Recovered from Vomit | — | 1 | — | 1 |