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 Erith]
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E(6) Food and Drugs Act, 1938. Sections 3 and 68
The following samples were procured during the year and submitted to the Public Analyst with the following results:—
Article Submitted | Unsatisfactory | Genuine | No. of Samples |
---|---|---|---|
Milk | 1 | 22 | 23 |
Ice-cream | — | 3 | 3 |
Coffee | — | 1 | 1 |
Coffee & chicory essence | — | 1 | 1 |
Tea | — | 1 | 1 |
Pudding mixture | — | 1 | 1 |
Sponge mixture | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Cake flour mixture | — | 4 | 4 |
Flour | — | 1 | 1 |
Batter mixture | — | 2 | 2 |
Bread crumbs | — | 1 | 1 |
Ground white pepper | — | 2 | 2 |
Ground nutmeg | — | 1 | 1 |
Ground ginger | — | 1 | 1 |
Curry powder | — | 1 | 1 |
Mustard | — | 2 | 2 |
Mixed spice | — | 2 | 2 |
Herbs | — | 1 | 1 |
Cloves | — | 1 | 1 |
Desiccated soup | — | 3 | 3 |
Meat soup | — | 1 | 1 |
Chicken noodle soup | — | 1 | 1 |
Macedoine | — | 1 | 1 |
Fish paste | — | 2 | 2 |
Meat paste | — | 1 | 1 |
Vinegar | — | 1 | 1 |
Non-brewed vinegar | — | 1 | 1 |
Garden mint in vinegar | — | 1 | 1 |
Sauce | — | 4 | 4 |
Horseradish & Vitacream | — | 1 | 1 |
Gravy thickness | — | 4 | 4 |
Custard powders | — | 4 | 4 |
Blanc mange powders | — | 2 | 2 |
Table creams | — | 1 | 1 |
Raspberry dessert | — | 1 | 1 |
Table jellies | — | 4 | 4 |
Table jelly crystals | — | 2 | 2 |
Sugared coconut | — | 1 | 1 |
Meringue powder | 1 | — | 1 |
Chocake | — | 1 | 1 |
Jam | — | 1 | 1 |
Gelatine | — | 1 | 1 |
Lucozade | 1 | — | 1 |
Bicarbonate of soda | — | 1 | 1 |
Borax | — | 1 | 1 |
Borax & Honey | — | 1 | 1 |
Aspro tablets | - | 1 | 1 |