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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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| B/Fwd. | 124 | 107 | 17 | 121 | 3 |
| Salted peanuts | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Sauce | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Sausages, pork | 5 | 5 | - | - | |
| Sleep tablets | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Soda water | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Soup, desiccated, brown | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Soup, mushroom | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Soup powder, tomato | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Suet | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Sugar (pieces) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Tea | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Tomato juice | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | |
| Travel sickness tablets | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Vitamin capsules | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Vinegar, apple | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Vinegar malt | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Wheat germ, stabilized | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Whisky | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Wine, white | 1 | 1 | 1 | ~ | |
| Totals | 150 | 130 | 20 | 145 | 5 |
The following samples were submitted for special examination
| Articles | Total | Formal | Informal | Genuine | Non-Genuine or Irregular |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tablet in milk bottle | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Chocolate fruit bar | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Chocolate peppermint creams | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Jumbo sucker | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Cream, single | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cream, double | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| French ice | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 8 | - | 8 | 3 | 5 |
It will be seen that adverse reports were received upon 10 samples
and the following is an account of the action taken in respect thereof:-
Confectionery.
(1) As the result of a complaint, an article of sherbet confectionery
(Jumbo sucker) was submitted to the Public Analyst for examination.
At the same time, a further sample was purchased informally from the
same retailer's shop. The Analyst reported that, apart from the ingredients
in each case not being correctly specified on the label, the
amount of tartaric acid was in excess of the amount normally contained
in this type of confectionery. As a result of correspondence, the
manufacturers agreed to reduce the amount of tartaric acid, and the
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