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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Article | Samples taken. | Result. | Adulterated | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Genuine. | Inferior. | |||
| Cottage Cheese | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Cough Candy | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Cream | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Cream (Double) | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
| Cream (Single) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Cream (Pure Danish) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Cream (Pure Devon) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Cream (Pure Fresh) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Cream (Pure Sterilized) | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Cream (Sterilized) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Cream (Danish Sterilized) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Creamed Bon Bons | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Creamed Rice | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Currants | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
| Custard Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Dessert Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Figs (Black-Spanish) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Fish Cakes | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Fish Fingers | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Fondants | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Fruit Pie (Blackcurrant) | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Fruited Jiffi-Jelli | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Garden Mint in Vinegar | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Garden Peas (Canned) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Gelatine (Granulated) | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Ginger (Stone Milled) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Gluco Lemon Barley Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Grape Fruit | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
| Ground Cinnamon | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Ground Nut Oil | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Holland Liqueur Flavoured Filled Chocolate Bottles | – | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Honey Cake (Dutch) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Ice Cream (Loose) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Ice Cream (Choc. Pre-packed) | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Ice Cream (Pre-packed) | — | 19 | 15 | 2 | — | See (d) |
| Ice Lolly | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
| Jam (Bramble Jelly) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Jam (Cherry) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Jam (Strawberry & Gooseberry) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Jelly | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Juice of Real Lemon | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Lacta Choc. | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Lard | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Lemon Flavouring | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Lemonade Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Lemons | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
| Liquid Paraffin | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Luncheon Meat | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | See (e) |
| Margarine | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
| Margarine (Kosher) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Marzipan | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Marzipan Selections | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | See (f) |
| Meat Pudding (Canned) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Meringue Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Milk (Pasteurised) | — | 12 | 11 | 1 | — | See (g) |
| Milk (Pasteurised Homogenised) | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | |