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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
Wimbledon 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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During 1951 samples were taken for analysis as under:—
| Articles | Analysed | Inferior or Adulterated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Arrowroot | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bicarbonate of soda | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Blancmange Powder | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Brawn | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Butter | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Calves feet jelly | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Caraway seeds | — | 1 | l | — | — | — |
| Cayenne pepper | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Chocolate milk | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | — | l | 1 | — | — | — |
| Coco-cola | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Coffee (pure) | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Coffee and chicory | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cooking fat | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cream of tartar | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dessert powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dessicated coconut | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Flavouring, strawberry | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Flavouring, orange | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gelatine | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Ginger | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gravy powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ground rice | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Honey | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Horse radish sauce | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ice-cream | 3 | 12 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Jam | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jellied veal | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jelly, table | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lemon curd | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Macaroni in sauce | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Milk | 20 | 26 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Olive Oil | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Onion powder (dehydrated) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Oxo cubes | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Orange Squash | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Paste, beef | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Paste, fish | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pea flour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pepper | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pepper flavouring compound | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pickling spice | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pineapple, dried | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Potato crisps | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Rennet, essence of | — | i | 1 | — | — | — |
| Rice creamola | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Salad cream | —_ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sage | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sausage, beef | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Sausage, liver | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Suet, beef | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Soup, dessicated | . | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soup, flavouring | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sponge mixture | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tapioca | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tea | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 25 | 110 | 135 | 1 | 7 | 8 |