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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
Kingston upon Thames 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Tabulated Statement of Samples Submitted to the Public Analyst during 1949.
| Article. | No. of Samples | Genuine. | Not Genuine | Remarks upon samples reported as not genuine. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | ||
| Bi-carbonate of Soda | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Honey | - | 2 | — | 2 | - | — | |
| Horseradish Sauce | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | X | |
| Ice-Cream | 1 | 30 | - | 28 | 1 | 2 | Fat content 0.8%, 2.0%, 0.8% |
| Jam | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | Deficient in fruit content ø |
| Meat Extract | - | 1 | - | 1 | — | - | |
| Meat Paste | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Milk | - | 46 | - | 44 | - | 2 | (1% deficient in N/F. solids: (53% deficient in fat ≠ |
| Liver sausage | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 9% deficient in meat cont. |
| Tomato soup | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | |
| " ketchup | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | ||
| Bread Roll | — | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | Contaminated with coal dust xx |
| Cake filling cream | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Lemon Barley Crystals | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Olive Oil | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Salad Cream | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Pork Sausage Meat | — | 3 | - | 3 | — | — | |
| Beef Sausages | - | 3 | - | 3 | — | — | |
| Malt Vinegar | - | 1 | - | — | - | 1 | 0.9% added salt |
| Beef & Pork Spread | - | 2 | — | 2 | — | - | |
| Maralyn Milk Plus | — | 1 | - | 1 | — | - | |
| Tinned Peas | - | 2 | - | 2 | — | - | |
| Beef Suet | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | |
| Jelly Powder & Crystals | - | 3 | — | 3 | — | - | |
| Coffee & Chicory Essence | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Mustard | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Gelatine | - | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | |
| Aspirin | - | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | |
| Lung Syrup | - | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | |
| 4 | 120 | 3 | 112 | 1 | 8 | ||