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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Food Sampling-Food and Drugs Acts. 1938
| Samples taken. | Result. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | formal. | Informal. | Genuine. | Inferior. | Adulterated. | Remarks |
| Epsom Salts | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Essence of Beef | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Essence of Rennett | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Fish Cakes | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Fish Paste | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Flour (Self Raising) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Frizets | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Fruit Cake | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Glace Cherries | — | — | — | |||
| Glauber Salts | — | — | — | |||
| Gob Stoppers | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Golden Raising Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Grape Fruit (Soft Drink) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Ground Almonds | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Ground Cinnamon | — | — | — | |||
| Ground Mixed Spice | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Ground Nutmeg | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Hog Fat | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Honey | — | — | — | |||
| Honey and Glycerine | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Honeycombe Mould | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Ice Cream (Loose) | — | 1 | 1 | • — | — | |
| Ice Cream (Mix) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Ice Cream (Choc. Pre-packed) | — | 3 | — | — | ||
| Ice Cream (Pre-packed) | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | |
| Ice Lolly | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | |
| Icing (Festive) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Icing Sugar | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Jam (Blackcurrant) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Jam (Raspberry) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Jam Roly Poly | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Lard | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| l emonade (Soft Drink) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| 1 emon Squash | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Liquid Paraffin | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | See (b) |
| Lucky Dip Kiddies Fountain | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Margarine | — | — | — | |||
| Marzipan | — | 3 | — | — | ||
| Marzipan Bars | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Men Paste (Beef) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Milk (Pasteurised) | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | |
| Milk (T.T. Pasteurised) | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | |
| Milk (South Devon Pasteurised) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Milk (Channel Island T.T. Past.) | — | — | — | |||
| Milk (Sterilized) | — | — | — | |||
| Milk (Yoghourt) | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | |
| Milk (Condensed Full Cream) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Milk (Condensed Machine | ||||||
| Skimmed) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Milk (Evaporated) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Mincemeat | — | — | — | |||
| Mixed Herbs | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Mixed Thyme, Parsley and | ||||||
| Marjoram | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Mussels (Danish Pickled) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Ointment (Yellow Basilican) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Ointment (Zinc) | — | 1 | 1 | — | ||