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 1958
| Article | Number examined | Result of Analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Genuine | Not Genuine | |
| Almond Icing | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Aspirin Tablets | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Aspirin Tablets, Childrens | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Baked Beans & Pork Sausage | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Biscottes | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Black Pudding | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Bread | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Butter | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Cake Icing | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cake Mix (Fruit) | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Capsules | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Catarrh Syrup | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Celery Salt | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cheese | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Cherry Linctus | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Chicken Broth | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Chicken, chopped | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Chicken, minced | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Chocolate Drink | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cinnamon | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Cloves, ground | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Coconut | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Coffee & Chicory Essence | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Condensed Milk | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cooking Oil | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cornish Pasty | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cough Pastilles | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Crab, dressed | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cream | - | 7 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Currants | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Curry Powder | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Dextrol | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Flavourings various | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Fruit dried | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Fruit, drink powder | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Fruit, mixed | - | 7 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Fruit, pudding baked | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Fruit, salad evaporated | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Gelatine | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Ginger, ground | - | 5 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Glucose | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Herbs (dried mixed sweet) | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Ice Cream | - | 16 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Ice Lolly | 1 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| Jam | - | 6 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Jelly | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Kokozade | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Lard | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Lemon Curd | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Lemon Squash | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Linseed Liquorice and Chlorodine Tabs | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Margarine | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Marmalade | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Marzipan substitute | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Meat, luncheon | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Meringue Powder | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Corned forward | 1 | 154 | 155 | 144 | 11 |