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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 1959
[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 1959, with the results shown :—
| Articles | Total | Formal | Informal | Genuine | Non-Genuine or Irregular |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bananas, dried | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | |
| Bilberries, dried | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Biscuits | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Blancmange Powder | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - |
| Bouillon cubes | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - |
| Brawn | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Bread and butter | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Cheese | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | - |
| Cheese spread | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - |
| Chicklettes | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - |
| Christmas pudding | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Cod, frozen | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Confectionery, flour | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | - |
| Confectionery, sugar | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Cordial | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Cream | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - |
| Custard powder | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Dates | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Dessert, table | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - |
| Flour, plain | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Fruit, cocktail | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Fruit salad | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Ginger cordial | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Hamburgers | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Horseradish sauce | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - |
| Icing sugar | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Jelly, decorating | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jelly, table | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Lemonade | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Lolly, frozen | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | - |
| Luncheon meat, pork | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Milk | 46 | 46 | — | 46 | - |
| Mock salmon cutlets | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Mushrooms | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Mustard and cress | 1 | 1 | __ | 1 | - |
| Oats | 1 | 1 | __ | 1 | - |
| Orange drink | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Oranges in syrup | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Peanuts, salted | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Peas, canned | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | - |
| Pease pudding | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - |
| Pickle | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Pickled onions | 1 | __ | 1 | 1 | - |
| Pineapple, canned | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Prunes | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | - |
| Ravioli in sauce | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Rennet, essence of | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Rhubarb, canned | 1 | 1 | __ | 1 | - |
| Roes, cod | 1 | 1 | __ | 1 | - |
| Roes, herring | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Sage, dried | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | - |
| Salmon | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | - |
| Sauce | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | |
| Sausage rolls | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Shrimps | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| C/Fwd. | 112 | 93 | 19 | 110 | 2 |