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 Romford]
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TABLE 13
SUMMARY OF SAMPLES TAKEN FOR ANALYSIS DURING THE YEAR 1954
| Article | Number examined | Result of Analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Genuine | Not Genuine | |
| Almond Essence | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | -__ |
| Almonds (ground) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Butter | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
| Buttered Confectionery | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Buttered Rolls & Bread | 7 | — | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Cake Mixtures | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Chicklettes | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Chocolate (drinking) | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Christmas Pudding | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cochineal | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cocoa | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Coffee | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Coffee & Chicory Essence | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Cooking Fat | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cordials | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Corn Flour | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Currants | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Curry Powder | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Custard Powder | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Dripping (Beef) | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Fat Emulsifier | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Fish Cakes | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Fruit Juice | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Fruit Pectin | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ginger (ground) | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Horseradish Sauce | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ice Cream | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| Ice Lollies | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Ice Lolly Bags | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jams | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Jellies | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Lard | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Lobster Paste | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Luncheon Meat | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Margarine | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — |
| Meat Paste | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Milk | 15 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| Milk Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Mint | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Mustard | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Nutmeg (ground) | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Oranges | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| Pepper | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Pudding Mixture | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Raisins | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Rennet Essence | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Rum | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — |
| Salad Cream | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sauces | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Sausages (beef) | 7 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 2 |
| Sausages (pork) | 1 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| Self Raising Flour | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Soup Powder | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Soups (prepared) | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Stewed Steak | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Suet, Shredded & Flaked | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Tapioca | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tea Cakes | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tomato Ketchup | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Vinegar | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Whiskey | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| Totals | 46 | 133 | 179 | 165 | 14 |