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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bromley 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
The Food and Drugs Inspector (Mr. E. R. Granger)
has kindly furnished me with the following details of
his work in Bromley during 1938:—
RETURN OF SAMPLES TAKEN IN THE BOROUGH OF BROMLEY.
Year ended 31st December, 1938.
| Arrowroot | 1 | Tapioca | 1 |
| Brandy | 1 | Whisky | 1 |
| Butter | 4 | Camphorated Oil | 1 |
| Cocoa | Iodine, Tine, of | 1 | |
| Coffee | 3 | Linseed, Crushed | 1 |
| Cornflour | 1 | Quinine Amm. Tine. of | 1 |
| Cream | 1 | ||
| Flour | 2 | Sweets | 1 |
| Fruit, Dried | 1 | Beef Dripping | 1 |
| Gin | 1 | Golden Syrup | 1 |
| Jam | 1 | Fish Dressing | 1 |
| Lard | 3 | Aspirin Tablets | 1 |
| Margarine | 3 | Friars Balsam | 1 |
| Milk | 60 | Sild in Pure Olive Oil | 2 |
| Oatmeal | 1 | Brisling in Pure Olive Oil | 1 |
| Olive Oil | 1 | ||
| Pepper | 1 | Fresh Cream Sandwich | 1 |
| Rice | 1 | ||
| Sausages | 1 | ||
| Suet, Shredded | 1 | Total | 108 |
| Sugar | 2 |
One Milk sample was reported to he "Inferior,
all other samples "Genuine."