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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Sampling of Food and Drugs.
The following samples were submitted to the Public Analyst during 1956, with the results shown:-
| Articles | Total | Formal | Informal | Genuine | Non-Genuine or Irregular |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ale | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Almonds, ground | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Baby food | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Baking powder | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Beans in tomato sauce | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Biscuits | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Bitter beer | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Brandy snaps | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Bread | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Bread and butter | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Cake, fruit | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Cakes, spiced | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Chicken broth with rice | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Chicken and ham cutlets | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Chicken pie | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Chicken spread | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cochineal extract | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Coffee, ground | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Confectionery | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Corn flakes | 1 | 1 | -_ | 1 | - |
| Crab, dressed | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Cream, double | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Cream, sterilised | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cream, canned | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | -_ |
| Fat, cooking | 1 | 1 | -_ | 1 | -_ |
| Fish fingers, frozen | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Fish, frozen | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | _- |
| Flavouring, brandy | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Forcemeat, thyme and parsley | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | _ |
| Fruit, dried, mixed | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Gravy powder | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Jam, strawberry | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Lemon curd tarts | 1 | 1 | -_ | 1 | - |
| Lemon juice | 1 | 1 | -_ | 1 | - |
| Lollies, frozen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Luncheon roll | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Margarine (10% butter) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Marmalade | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Marzipan | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Meat paste | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| Milk | 51 | 51 | - | 51 | - |
| Milk, condensed | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Milk chocolate beverage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Mincement | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Mincemeat pie | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Mustard pickle | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | - |
| Onions, pickled | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | - |
| Pain relieving tablets | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | - |
| Pastry | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | - |
| Pie filling, lemon flavoured | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Pineapple chunks | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Puddings | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Rejuvenating capsules | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Rheumatic tablets | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Salt | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| C/Fwd. | 124 | 107 | 17 | 121 | 3 |