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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. 1955.
The following tabulated statement gives details of 336 samples of foodstuffs submitted to the Council's Public Analyst to ascertain whether they complied with the Pood and Drugs Act, 1955, Labelling of Pood Order, 1953 and other relevant legislation.
| Commodity | No. of Samples | Genuine | Not Genuine or otherwise irregular | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Por-mal | Informal | Formal | Informal | Formal | Inform mal | |
| Ale | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Alfonal Spread | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Almonds, ground | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - |
| Amylobarbitone Sodium Capsules | 1 | . | 1 | - | - | - |
| Anchovy Essence | - | 1 | - | 1 | -. | - |
| Apple Pie | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Apple Pie Pilling | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| A.P.C. Tablets | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Apricot Pie | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Apricot Pie Pilling | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Apricots | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Apricots, Dried | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Arrowroot | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Aspirin Tablets | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Baby Food | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Barbitone Sodium Tablets | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Beans with ham | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Beef with Butter, potted | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Beetroot, Sweet Sliced | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Belladonna & Phenobarbitone | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Bendrofluazdde | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Benztropine Methane sulphorate Tablets | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Biscuits | - | 7 | - | 7 | - | - |
| Bitter Beer | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Blackcurrant Health Drink | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Blackcurrants | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Braised Steak | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Bread | - | 7 | - | 7 | - | - |
| Breakfast Spread | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Brisling | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Broth | 5 | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Butobarbitone Tablets | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Butter | 3 | — | 5 | — | - | — |
| C/Fwd. | 13 | 40 | 13 | 40 | - | - |