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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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The total weight of other foods surrendered and
destroyed: —
(a) Poultry, rabbits, fish, vegetables, etc. 2850 lbs.
(b) Tinned and bottled foods 239 lbs.
Food and Drugs Acts, 1938.
Tlie above art came into operation on 1st October,
1939, and, therefore, 1940 is the first complete year of
work carried out under the Act in the area.
The following tabulation shows the number of samples taken and submitted for analysis: —
| Formal. | Informal. | Genuine. | Inferior. | Adulterated. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almonds, ground | 1 | l | 2 | — | — |
| Aspirin, tablets | — | l | 1 | — | — |
| Arrowroot | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Applerings, dried | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Baking Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Bread | 5 | _ | 5 | — | — |
| Butter | — | l | 1 | — | — |
| Barley, Pearl | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Boracic Ointment | — | l | 1 | — | — |
| Borax (pure) | — | l | 1 | — | — |
| Coffee | —: . | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Camphorated Oil | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cornflour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Custard Powder | l | 1 | — | — | |
| Cocoa | l | 1 | — | — | |
| Cinnamon, Ground.. | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Curry Powder | _ | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dripping | l | — | 1 | — | — |
| Epsom Salts | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Flour | _ | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Flour, Self Raisinp | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| Ginger, Ground | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Glauber Salts | _ | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ice Cream | 6 | _ | 6 | — | — |
| Jam, Greengage | _ | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jam, Strawberry | _ | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jam, Red Plum | _ | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jam, Raspberry | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jam, Blackcurrant | _ | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jelly | _ | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Miik | 50 | 23 | 66 | 3 | 4 |