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 Orpington]
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| Formal | Samples taken | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Informal | Genuine | Inferior | Adulterated | ||
| Cooking Fat | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Cough Mixture | — | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Creamed Rice Pudding | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Custard Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Currants | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Curry Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Digene | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Doughnuts | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dripping | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Essence of Rennet | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Fish Paste | — | 12 | 12 | — | — |
| Fynnon Salts | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Gin | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Gravy Browning | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ice Cream | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lemon Barley and Glucose Drink | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Lemon Juice | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Lemon Squash | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Liquid Paraffin | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Luncheon Meat | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Malt Vinegar | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Margarine | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Mazda Corn Oil | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Meat Paste | — | 14 | 14 | — | — |
| Milk of Magnesia | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Milk Shake | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Milk (Pasteurised) | — | 36 | 36 | — | — |
| Milk (Sterilised) | — | 31 | 31 | — | — |
| Milk (Tuberculin Tested) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mincemeat | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mustard | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Olive Oil | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Orange Squash | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Orange Juice | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Orange Drink | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Pepper | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Pickles | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Pork Pie | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Prunes in Syrup | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Quinine | — | 3 | 1 | *2 | — |
| Raisins | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Rivella | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Salad Cream | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sauce | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Self-Raising Flour | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Sild in Tomato Sauce | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sliced Mushrooms in butter | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Soup | — | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Steak and Kidney Pie | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Steak Pie | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Sulphur Tablets | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sultanas | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Syrup of Figs | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |