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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
Ealing 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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number of samples procured and examined in 1965
| Nature of sample | No. examined | No. adulterated (or otherwise giving rise to irregularity) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | |
| Alcoholic drinks | – | 5 | – | – |
| Arrowroot | – | 1 | – | – |
| Beverages | – | 2 | – | – |
| Biscuits | – | 3 | – | – |
| Bread and bread/butter | – | 11 | – | 2 |
| Cake and cake decorations | – | 20 | – | 3 |
| Canned fish | – | 25 | – | 3 |
| Canned fruit | – | 9 | – | 1 |
| Canned meat | – | 19 | – | 2 |
| Canned vegetables | – | 20 | – | 5 |
| Cereals | – | 11 | – | – |
| Cheese | – | 9 | – | 2 |
| Chocolate preparations | – | 2 | – | – |
| Coffee | – | 21 | – | 1 |
| Colourings | – | 10 | – | 2 |
| Cornflour | – | 1 | – | – |
| Cream | – | 8 | – | 2 |
| Custard powder | – | 3 | – | – |
| Dried fruit | – | 22 | – | 5 |
| Dried herbs | – | 5 | – | – |
| Drugs | – | 19 | – | 1 |
| Fats | – | 26 | – | 3 |
| Fish | – | 3 | – | 1 |
| Fish paste | – | 17 | – | – |
| Fish preparations | – | 9 | – | – |
| Flavourings | – | 11 | – | – |
| Flour | – | 6 | – | – |
| Fruit preparations | 1 | 32 | 1 | 5 |
| Gelatine and jelly | – | 10 | – | 1 |
| Honey | – | 5 | – | – |
| Ice cream | – | 4 | – | – |
| Meals | – | 11 | – | 5 |
| Meats | – | 4 | – | 1 |
| Meat paste | – | 3 | – | – |
| Meat pie | – | 16 | – | 2 |
| Meat preparations | 9 | 27 | – | 10 |
| Milk | – | 53 | – | – |
| Milk powder | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| Nuts | – | 12 | – | – |
| Oils | – | 3 | – | 2 |
| Pickles | – | 4 | – | 3 |
| Preserves | – | 5 | – | – |
| Puddings | – | 4 | – | 1 |
| Saccharin | – | 1 | – | – |
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