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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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| Formal, | Informal. | Genuine. | Interior. | Adulterated. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk Powder | – | 1 | 1 | – | _ |
| Margarine | – | 4 | 4 | _ | _ |
| Mincemeat | – | 1 | 1 | _ | – |
| Nutmeg-, Ground | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Peas, Green | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Peas, Tinned | l | 1 | 2 | __ | _ |
| Pepper, White | — | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Rice | l | 2 | 3 | _ | _ |
| Rice, Ground | l | __ | 1 | _ | _ |
| Sausages | 6 | 2 | 8 | _ | _ |
| Sherbert | – | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Sugar (Castor) | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Shredded Suet | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | __ |
| Spice, Mixed | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Salmon and Shrimp Paste | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Sweet Herbs (Thyme) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Seidlitz Powder | – | 1 | 1 | _ | – |
| Tapioca | 1 | 2 | 3 | _ | – |
| Tomatoes (Tinned) | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | — |
| Vinegar | 3 | _ | 3 | _ | — |
| Vitacream | – | t | 1 | _ | _ |
| White Precipitate Ointment | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Zinc Ointment | – | 1 | I | – | |
| 84 | 80 | 156 | 3 | 5 |
A variety of food and drug items is included in tlie
total of 104 samples taken. In normal times this total
would be higher, hut having regard to tlie inspectors'
extra duties, and the absence of one inspector on military
service, the first complete year of working of this
Act has given satisfactory results. Special endeavours
will be made to increase food sampling as soon as
possible.
It is satisfactory to note the high rate of 95per cent.
of samples taken producing a genuine result 011 analysis,
and the Public Analyst reported only 5 per cent, inferior
or adulterated. With the exception of one sample of
castor sugar, all the inferior or adulterated results concerned
milk samples. The adulterated castor sugar was
found to contain G7 per cent, of rice, and as there was