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—
| Article | Number examined | Result of Analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Genuine | Not Genuine | |
| Brought forward | — | 209 | 209 | 191 | 18 |
| Pineapple, grapefruit juice drink | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Plums in syrup | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pork kidneys | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pork pie | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pork, rolled and stuffed | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Rice | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Rice pudding, creamed | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
| Rice pudding, full cream | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Rivella Health Drink | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Rum & Butter Toffee | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Salmon | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Salmon paste | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Salmon & Shrimp paste | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Salmon Spread | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Salmon Spread with butter | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Salmonaise | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sardine & Tomato paste | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Sausages, pork | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Sausages, unclassified | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Saveloys | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Seasoning | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Self-raising flour | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Soap (Camay) | — | 1 | 1 | —† | — |
| Soft drink powder | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Soup | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Soup, cream of tomato | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Spice, mixed | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Spaghetti in tomato sauce with cheese | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Splendo | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Steak & Kidney Pie | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Steak & Kidney Pudding | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Steak, with gravy, stewed | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Steak, stewed | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Suet, beef | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sugarless pastilles | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sunny Spread | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sweets & Confectionery | 1 | 24 | 25 | 21* | 3 |
| Table Cream | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tomato juice | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Tomato Ketchup | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Tomato paste | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tomato puree | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Turkey, minced | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Vegetable juices | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Vinegar, malt | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Vinegar, non-brewed | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Vinegarine | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Vitamin mineral capsules | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Whipped Cream Bon- Bons | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Whisky, chocolate | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 4 | 314 | 318 | 286 | 32 |
| * Sample broken in transit. | |||||
| † Sample not reported. | |||||