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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 1962
[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 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Beef Extract | - | 1 | - | - |
| Beverages | - | 5 | - | - |
| Biscuits | - | 3 | - | 1 |
| Bread | - | 8 | - | 5 |
| Butter | - | 5 | - | - |
| Cereals | - | 3 | - | - |
| Cheese | - | 3 | - | 1 |
| Cheese Roll | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Colouring | - | 1 | - | - |
| Condiments | - | 4 | - | - |
| Confectionery | - | 4 | - | - |
| Cordials | - | 2 | - | - |
| Cream | - | 4 | - | - |
| Essences | - | 2 | - | - |
| Fish Fillets | - | 1 | - | - |
| Fish, Tinned | - | 1 | - | - |
| Fish Cakes | - | 4 | - | - |
| Fish Fingers | - | 1 | - | - |
| Fruit, Dried | - | 2 | - | - |
| Fruit, Tinned | - | 1 | - | - |
| Gelatine | - | 1 | - | - |
| Herbs | - | 1 | - | - |
| Ice Cream | - | 36 | - | 2 |
| Jams | - | 3 | - | - |
| Jellies | - | 3 | - | - |
| Margarine | - | 4 | - | - |
| Marzipan | - | 1 | - | - |
| Meat, Tinned | - | 9 | - | 3 |
| Medicinal Samples | - | 2 | - | - |
| Milk | 14 | - | - | - |
| Milk Bottle | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Oil | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| Paste and Pickles | - | 3 | - | - |
| Peel | - | 1 | - | - |
| Pie Filling | - | 1 | - | - |
| Puree | - | 1 | - | - |
| Salad Cream | - | 1 | - | - |
| Sandwich | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Sauces | - | 2 | - | - |
| Sausages | 22 | - | 2 | - |
| Sausages, Tinned | - | 1 | - | - |
| Spices | - | 4 | - | - |
| Spread | - | 1 | - | - |
| Stuffing | - | 1 | - | - |
| Suet-Shredded | - | 1 | - | - |
| Tea | - | 2 | - | - |
| Wines and Spirits | - | 7 | - | 3 |
| Yoghourt | - | 2 | -- | 2 |