London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Wanstead and Woodford 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]

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The list of food sampled is given below:—
Bacon 1 "Mikky"
Beef—Minced 2 (chocolate milk drink) 1
Beef—Shredded 1 Milk 9
Bread 1 Mincemeat . 1
Butter 10 Mince Pies 1
Butter Brazils 1 Old Fashioned Winter
Cheese—Cheddar 2 Candy 1
"Cheez-Wiz" 1 Orange Squash 1
"Citrose" 1 Oranges 2
Cochineal 2 Raspberry Flavouring 1
Cockles 1 Rice 3
Coffee 2 Salmon and Shrimp Paste 1
Currants 1 Sherbet 1
Custard Powder 1 Steak and Kidney Pudding 1
Dressed Crab 1 Sultanas 1
Dried Mint 1 Table Jelly 1
Fish Cakes 2 Tea 2
Flour—Plain 2 Toasted Tea Cakes 1
Flour—Self Raising 1 Tongue 1
Fruit Cake 1 Veal and Ham Pie 1
Frying Oil 1 Brandy 1
Ground Almonds 2 Cherry Brandy 1
Ground Ginger 1 Gin 2
Ground Nutmegs 3 Rum 1
Jam—Blackcurrant 1 Sherry 1
Jam—Plum 1 Whisky 2
Jam—Raspberry 1 Aspirin 1
Lard 1 Blue Master Winter Tablets 1
Lemon Curd 1 Boric Ointment 1
Lemon Flavouring 1 Camphorated Oil 1
Lemon, Honey and Gees Linctus 1
Glycerine Sweets 1 Glycerine 1
Margarine 3 Olive Oil 1
Meat Patties 1 Saccharin Tablets 1
Total 99
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