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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Horseradish Sauce | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Ice Cream (Loose) | 3 | 94 | 95 | — | 2 | See (b) |
| Ice Cream (Mix) | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | |
| Ice Cream (Pre-Packed) | — | 35 | 35 | — | — | |
| Ice Cream (Chocolate— | ||||||
| Pre-Packed) | — | 27 | 27 | — | — | |
| Ice Lolly | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | See (c) |
| Jellied Rabbit | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | See (d) |
| Lemonade Crystals | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Liquid Paraffin | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Malted Milk Tablets | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Maralyn | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Margarine (Kosher and Vegetarian) | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Meat Paste | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Milk (T.T. Pasteurised) | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | |
| Milk (Pasteurised) | 3 | 23 | 26 | — | — | |
| Milk (Machine Skimmed) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | See (e) |
| Milk (Yoghourt) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Olive Oil | — | - | 3 | — | — | |
| Pepper | — | - | 3 | — | — | |
| Peppermint Flav. Essence | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Pork Pie | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Potato Crisps | — | 3 | — | — | ||
| Pudding Mixture | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Quinine (Ammoniated Tincture of) | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Rice Cake Flour Mixture | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Salad Cream | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | See (f) | |
| Sausages | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | — | See (g) |
| Sausage Meat | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | See (h) | |
| Sausage Rusk | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | — | |
| Sausage Seasoning | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Semolina | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Soft Oil (for Greasing) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Soup (Meat) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Tomato Sauce | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Vinegar (Malt) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | See (i) |
| Whiskey | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| Zinc and Castor Oil Cream | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 20 | 325 | 319 | 22 | 3 |
(a) Contained no material quantity of fruit.
(b) Fats 2.4%, total solids 21.4% and
26.4% respectively.
(c) One bottle broken in transit.
(d) Putrid. Unfit for food.
(e) Cane sugar crystallised.
(f) Adulterated—mouldy. Inferior—oil 29.2%, egg yolk solids 1%.
(g) Deficient in meat content.
(h) Deficient in meat content.
(i) 4.5% excess water.