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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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TABLE VII.
FOOD AND DRUGS SAMPLING.
| Articles | Formal Samples | Informal Samples |
|---|---|---|
| Apricot Nectar | — | 1 |
| Aspirin Tablets | — | 1 |
| Arrowroot | — | 1 |
| Baking Powder | — | 8 |
| Bread | — | 1 |
| Blancmange | — | 2 |
| Bacon | — | 2 |
| Butter | — | 3 |
| Beef Suet | — | 1 |
| Cakes and Pastries | — | 3 |
| Cough Syrup | — | 2 |
| Cornflour | — | 1 |
| Chutney | — | 2 |
| Cake Flour Mixture | — | 2 |
| Christmas Pudding | — | 1 |
| Cheese | — | 2 |
| Cheese Gruyere (Processed) | — | 1 |
| Castor Oil | — | 1 |
| Camphorated Oil | — | 1 |
| Chicken Broth | — | 1 |
| Cooking Fat | — | 2 |
| Curry Powder | — | 1 |
| Doughnuts | — | 1 |
| Dessert Gelatine | — | 1 |
| Essence: Almond | — | 2 |
| Coffee and Chicory | — | 5 |
| Lemon Flavouring | — | 1 |
| Peppermint | — | 1 |
| Flour, Self-Raising | — | 1 |
| Glace Cherries | — | 1 |
| Glycerine, Lemon and Ipecacuanha Mixture | 1 | |
| Gee's Linctus | — | 1 |
| Groats | — | 1 |
| Horseradish with Vitacream | — | 1 |
| Ice Cream | — | 3 |
| Jam: Raspberry | — | 2 |
| Damson | — | 2 |
| Strawberry | — | 1 |
| Apricot | — | l |
| Lemon Squash | — | l |
| Meat, Potted | — | 2 |
| Margarine | — | 2 |
| Mixed Peel | — | 1 |
| Milk: New (Fat Content) | 37 | — |
| Milk Pudding Mixture | — | 1 |
| Magnesia | — | 1 |
| Mustard | — | 4 |
| Mince Pies | — | 1 |