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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
Orpington 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| Description of Samples | Number of Samples Submitted | Number Genuine | Number not Genuine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 | 1 | — |
| Game Paste | 1 | 1 | — |
| Gravy Powder | 1 | 1 | — |
| Iodine, Tincture of | 2 | 2 | — |
| Jam | 2 | 2 | — |
| Lard | 3 | 3 | — |
| Lardex | 1 | 1 | — |
| Margarine | 4 | 4 | — |
| Meat Paste | 2 | 2 | — |
| Minced Meat | 1 | 1 | — |
| Milk, Condensed | 3 | 3 | — |
| Mint Sauce | 2 | 2 | — |
| Mustard | 1 | 1 | — |
| Oatmeal | 1 | 1 | – |
| Oats, Rolled | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ointment, Boracic | 4 | 4 | — |
| Ointment, Sulphur | 2 | 2 | — |
| Ointment, Zinc | 4 | 4 | — |
| Pepper | 3 | 3 | — |
| Pearl Barley | 1 | 1 | — |
| Peas, Tinned | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pickle | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pills, Iron | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pudding Powder | 1 | 1 | — |
| Rice | 1 | 1 | — |
| Salad Cream | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sauce | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sausages, Beef | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Sausages, Pork | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Sausage Meat | 1 | 1 | — |
| Soup, Tinned | 2 | 2 | — |
| Sild, Tinned | 2 | 2 | — |
| Suet | 6 | 6 | — |
| Sugar | 1 | 1 | — |
| Table Jelly | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tea | 2 | 2 | — |
| Vaseline | 1 | 1 | — |
| Vinegar, Malt | 3 | 3 | — |
| TOTALS | 104 | 101 | 3 |
ACTION TAKEN REGARDING SAMPLES REPORTED TO BE
NOT GENUINE
| No. of Sample | Description of Sample | Nature of Adulteration | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Pork Sausages | Contained sulphur dioxide to the extent of 147.2 parts per million | Formal sample taken (Proved satisfactory) |
| 64 | New Milk | Deficient in fat to the extent of 23.6% | Warning letter |
| 88 | Pork Sausages | Contained sulphur dioxide to the extent of 512.0 parts per million | Formal sample taken (Proved satisfactory) |
| 104 | Beef Sausages | Contained sulphur dioxide to the extent of 307.2 parts per million | Formal sample taken (Proved satisfactory) |