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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
Walthamstow 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| 156 pkts. Cereals | 96 lbs. Cheese |
| 11 „ Malt Extract | 40 pkts. Biscuits |
| 8 „ Cereoca | 6 lbs. Biscuits |
| 7 „ Semolina | 27 pkts. Chocolate Biscuits |
| 56 „ Oats | 28 tins Chocolate Spread |
| 42 „ Oat Cakes | 6 jars Sandwich Spread |
| 191 lbs. Oatmeal | 1 tin Lemon Spread |
| 112 „ Pearl Barley | 29½ lbs. Confectionery (various) |
| 70 „ Peas | 5 bars Chocolate |
| 2 tins Coffee | 4 pkts. Edible Cake |
| 29 bots. Coffee Essence | Decorations |
| 1334 lbs. Sugar | 120 portions Jellied Trifle |
| 30 „ Sultanas | 53 „ Chocolate Trifle |
| 4½ „ Prunes | 199 stone Skate |
| 10 „ Margarine | 29 „ Plaice |
| 6 lbs. Cooking Fat | 22 „ Cod |
| 5 „ Butter | 20 „ Haddock |
| 336 „ Cake Mixture | 15½ „ Bream |
| 61 pkts. Cake Mixture | 12 „ Dogfish |
| 84 „ Sponge Mixture | 10½ „ Roe |
| 24 lbs. Pudding Mixture | 10 „ Whiting |
| 18 pkts. Pudding Mixture | 9½ „ Kippers |
| 10 „ Cake Flour | 6 „ Catfish |
| 1152 „ Bun Flour | 5 „ Roker |
| 98 lbs. Flour | 4 „ Witch |
| 34 pkts. Custard Powder | 5 bushels Winkles |
| 13 „ Blanc Mange Powder | 755 Eggs |
| 9 „ Dessert Powder | 22 Ducks |
| 1 pkt. Jelly | 2 Chickens |
| 141 pkts. Cheese | 12 Beef Cubes |
(d) Adulteration, etc.—Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
One hundred and seventeen samples of food and drugs were
submitted to the Public Analysts.
Eight samples were found to be unsatisfactory in some respect.
Details are given below :—
Description of Article Result of Analysis Action Taken
Savouries (Vegetable)
(2) Mis-described as savour- Manufacturers warned.
ies — no significant
amount of aromatic
spices or herbs
Tomato Paste .— Metallic contamination Consignment of 1,471
tins surrendered
fore sampling.
Fizzy Lemon Barley
Powder Not harmful but no Manufacturer warned.
significant amount of
effervescence.
Milk (2) Added water 8% Vendor fined £5 and
Milk (2) Added water 21% costs £l 1s. 0d.