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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 1958
[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. satisfactory | No. unsatisfactory | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal Informal | Total | ||
| Milk | 27 | 1 | 28 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Coffee | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Tea | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Ginger Cordial | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pineapple Squash | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Grapefruit Squash | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mix-a-Shake | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Orange Drink | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |
| blackcurrant Cordial | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lemonade, Bottles of | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tonic Water | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wines | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Brandy | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gin | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Rum | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Whisky | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| Apples | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Apricots | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dried fruit | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Coconut, Desiccated | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Coconut, Buttered | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Almonds, Ground | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cream | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Butter | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jam | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Marmalade | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Jelly with Port Wine | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Marshmallows | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ice Cream | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Lollies | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Sweets | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| brazils, Butter | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Crab, dressed | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Salmon Paste | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sauce | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tomato Ketchup | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Black Pepper | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nutmegs, ground | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pickling Spice | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Spice, mixed | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Saltpetre, granular | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sausages, Beef | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sausages, Pork | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Sausages, Pork, Veal an | ||||||
| Beef | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — |
| Peas, processed | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Chicklettes, Chicken and | ||||||
| Potato Cakes | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sponge Mixture | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soup powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Chocolate Cake | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Semolina | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Eldermint Life Drops | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Indigestion Pills | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Quinine Tonic Water | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Damaroids | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bronchial Balsam | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Milk Bottle | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 64 | 43 | 107 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |