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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
Barnes 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 17.—Sampling of Other Foods and Drugs.
(a) Chemical Analysis.—70 Samples procured under the provisions of the Food & Drugs Act, 1938, included:—
| Foods. | |
|---|---|
| Almond Macaroon Biscuits | Grapes—White and Black |
| Apples | Ground Almonds |
| Apple rings | Ground Nutmeg |
| Apricots—dried | Ground White Pepper |
| Baked Beans | Honeycomb Mould—Raspberry |
| Beef Sausages | Jelly |
| Beef Sausage Meat | Lettuce |
| Bubble Gums | Margarine and 10 % Butter |
| Buckling | Meat Soup |
| Cauliflower | Muscatels |
| Certo Fruit Pectin | Neville's Brownie |
| Cheese Spread | Peppermints |
| Chicken—Boned | Piccalilli |
| Chicken Broth | Pickles |
| Chocolate Drink | Prunes |
| Chop Sauce | Pork Sausages |
| Cream Buns | Pork Sausage Meat |
| Cream Powder—synthetic | Rock Lobster |
| Cream Slices | Scotch Kippers |
| Cream Square | "Sherbits" |
| Currants | Smoked Cod Fillet |
| Dressed Crab | Sponge Mix (sweetened) |
| Flaked Rice | Sprouts |
| Foto Gums | Stewed Steak |
| Fruit Pectin | Strawberries |
| Fruit Loaf | Tomatoes—Canned |
| Gees Linctus Pastilles | Tomato Ketchup |
| Gelatine | Tomato Puree |
| Glycerine Lemon and Honey Pastilles | Whiskey |
The following sample was reported as being sub-standard or otherwise
irregular:—
Sample No. 52—Chicken—Boned.
A statement on the can in which this article was sold stated " The dry
content of this tin is 6 oz. being the equivalent of approx. 10 oz. boneless raw
chicken ". Although the drained cooked chicken meat amounted to just over
6 oz. the dry solids content of the combined chicken and juice was only 3.22 oz.
The sample contained:—
Liquid Juice—9.5 oz.
Drained chicken meat—6.2 oz.
Dry solids—3.22 oz.
This sample was from old stock and the remaining cans were withdrawn
from sale.