Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The following summary gives details of food sampled and results of analyses:—
No. examined | No. unsatisfactory | |||||
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Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
Milk | 7 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — |
Baked Beans | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Butter Puffs | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Butter Mints | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Coffee and Chicory | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Coffee | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Orange Squash | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Fresh Orange drink | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Pepper | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Pepper Flavoured Compound | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Sausages, Beef | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
Sausages, Pork | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Sausages, Unclassified | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Sausage Rolls | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Sugared Strands | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Ale | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Whisky | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Beer | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Gin | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wine | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Sherry | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Cough Remedy | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Medicinal Glucose | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Cake Flour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Self-raising Flour | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Pie-filling, Lemon Flavour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Soya Flour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Cloves, Ground | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Almonds, Ground | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Cinnamon, Ground | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Cream | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Honey | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Jam | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Lemon Curd | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Oranges | — | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 |
Whipping Cream | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Bread and Butter | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | |
Butter | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Margarine | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Custard Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Ice Cream | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Lemonade Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Vinegar, Malt | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
Condiment, Non-brewed | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Salmon Spread | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
49 | 46 | 95 | 2 | 4 | 6 |