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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Detail's of 94 samples of milk taken under the Food
and Drugs Act appear under that heading as follows.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
The following table gives the number and description of samples taken during 1941:
| Formal. | Informal. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcoholic drink. | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Arrowroot | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Aspirin tablets | — | 1 | — | |
| Brawn | 7 | — | 7 | — |
| Barley, Pearl | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Coffee | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Custard Powder | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Cocoa | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Dessert Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Flour | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Flour, Self Raising | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Glauber Salt | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jam, Raspberry | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Margarine | 9 | — | 9 | - |
| Meat Roll | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Medicinal Paraffin | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Milk | 93 | 1 | 85 | 9 |
| Milk, Condensed | - | 1 | 1 | — |
| Oatmeal | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Peas, tinned | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Pea Flour | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Pineapple, tinned | - | 2 | 2 | — |
| Pepper, white | - | 1 | — | |
| Rice | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Rice, Ground | - | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sago | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Salad Oil | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Sausages | 17 | — | 17 | — |
| Sausage Meat | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Sweetener | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Tapioca | - | 1 | 1 | — |
| Vinegar | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Yeast Tablets | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Totals | 160 | 19 | 168 | 11 |
The total number of samples taken during 1941 was 179
compared with 164 for 1940. 94 of the total for 1941 were
samples of which 9 were found to be adulterated or
other wise inferior in quality. The following tabulation