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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.
The Sanitary Inspectors are authorised sampling officers under this Act. Samples taken during 1946 and results:—
| Articles | Formal Samples | Informal Sample | Articles | Formal Samples | Informal Samples |
| Aspirin | — | 2 | Friquix | — | 1 |
| Anti - Rheumatic Compound | — | 1 | Flour | — | 3 |
| Gelatine | — | 2 | |||
| Arrowroot | 1 | — | Ground ginger | — | 1 |
| Beef Aspic Jelly | — | 1 | Glycerine phosphates | — | 1 |
| Bisurated magnesia | — | 1 | |||
| Baking powder | — | 2 | Golden raising powder | — | 1 |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | — | 1 | |||
| Barley, coarse cut | — | 1 | Ice cream powder | — | 10 |
| Bismuth, soda and magnesia | — | 1 | Jam, blackcurrant | — | 1 |
| Lemonade powder | — | 1 | |||
| Black pepper (ground) | — | 2 | Lemon wine essence | — | 1 |
| Blood compound (herbal) | — | 1 | Mustard | — | 3 |
| Meat extract tablets | — | 1 | |||
| Butter | 2 | 1 | Milk | 13 | 23 |
| Beef cubes | — | 1 | Mixed spice | — | 2 |
| Bread | — | 3 | Malt vinegar | — | 1 |
| Camphorated Oil | — | 1 | Margarine | 2 | — |
| Celery Salt | — | 1 | Orange, Phosphorous & Iron Tonic | _— | 1 |
| Curry powder | — | 3 | |||
| Cake, Bun & Pudding mixtures | — | 10 | Pudding mixtures | — | 2 |
| Semolina | — | 2 | |||
| Cocoa | — | 4 | Sponge pudding mixtures | — | 3 |
| Coffee | — | 4 | |||
| Chocolate spread | — | 1 | Soup, desiccated | — | 1 |
| Corned Beef | 1 | — | Table dessert | — | 1 |
| Dried milk powder | — | 2 | Tonic phosphate | — | 1 |
| Essence of rennet | — | 1 | Wine flavouring | — | 1 |
| Egg substitute powder | — | 1 | Worcester sauce | — | 1 |
| Yorkshire Pudding Mixtures | — | 2 | |||
| Epsom Salts | — | 1 | |||
| Flavouring essences | — | 6 | Zinc ointment | — | 1 |
| Fish paste | — | 1 | |||
| Totals | 19 | 122 |
Five adulterated samples amongst the above list were as follows:-
| Article of Food. | Informal | Nature of adulteration or irregularity | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 1 | 30 per cent, deficient in fat | Follow-up samples were genuine. |
| Bread | 2 | Contained a few small glass fragments | Follow-up samples were genuine. |
| Dried milk powder | 2 | Unfit for food | Old stock from a school |