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
Number examined | Result of Analysis | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal | Informal | Total | Genuine | Not Genuine | |
Acetic Acid | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Almond Flavour | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Beef Chippolatas | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Beef & Vegetable Stew | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Beer | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
Biscuits | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Black Pudding | — | - | 2 | 2 | - |
Borax | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Bread | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
Bread and Butter | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — |
Butter | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Buttered Polls | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — |
Buttered Sweets | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Cabbage—red | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Camphorated Oil | — | - | 2 | 2 | — |
Castor Oil | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Chicken & Ham Pie | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Cinnamon | - | - | 2 | 2 | — |
Citric Acid | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Cochineal Colouring | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Coffee | — | - | 2 | 2 | — |
Coffee & Chichory | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Cough Mixture | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Cough Pastilles | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Crab—dressed | - | - | 3 | 3 | — |
Cream | - | - | 2 | a | — |
Cream Caramels | - | 1 | 1 | l | — |
Cream Cakes | - | - | 12 | 2 | — |
Curry Powder | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Custard Powder | - | - | 2 | 2 | — |
Dandelion Coffee | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Dripping | 3 | - | 6 | 6 | — |
Epsom Salts | - | - | 3 | 3 | — |
Eucalyptus Oil | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Fish Cakes | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Fish pastes | - | 12 | 13 | 12 | — |
Fruit—dried | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Fruit juices & squashes | - | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
Gin | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — |
Ginger—ground | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Glauber salts | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Glycerine, Lemon and Honey | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Glycerine, Lemon, Honey and Epec. | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Grease from bakers mixing machine | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
Gripe Water | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Groundnut Oil | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Honey | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Ice Cream | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | — |
Ice Lollies | - | 6 | 6 | 6 | — |
Indian Brandee | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Jam | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Jelly | - | 5 | 5 | 5 | — |
Lard | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — |
Lemon Essence | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Luncheon Meat | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Lucozade | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Carried forward | 16 | 116 | 132 | 124 | 8 |