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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 1960
[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 1960, with the results shown:-
| Articles | Total | Formal | Informal | Genuine | Non genuine or irregular |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Apple pie | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Baby food | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Bacon | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Beef loaf, minced | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Beef suet | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Beetroot, canned | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Blackcurrant drink | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Braised steak, canned | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Bread | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Buttered rolls | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cereal | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Cheese spread | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Cherry wine | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Chicken and veal pie | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Chutney | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cocktail sausages | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Cocoa | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Coconut | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Coffee and chicory essence | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Coffee, instant | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Confectionery, sugar | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | — |
| Confectionery, flour | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | — |
| Cordials | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Cornish pasties | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Cough syrup | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Cream, canned | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Cream, thick, canned | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cucumber salad | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Currants | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Curry powder | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Dressed crab, canned | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Dripping | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Dubonnet | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Faggots | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Fish cakes | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| C/fd. | 55 | 45 | 10 | 54 | 1 |