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 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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