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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
Chingford 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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Samples taken during the year 1960
| Article | Number Examined | Total | Result of Analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Genuine | Non-genuine | ||
| Acetic Acid Solution | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Almonds, ground | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| Apple sauce, canned | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — |
| Aspirin tablets | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Beef & kidney pie, canned | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Beer, canned | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Brown Ale, canned | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Butter | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| California Syrup of Figs | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| Caserole Steak, canned | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cetamuim Cough Syrup | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Chicken & rice, canned | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Chicken Meat Paste | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| Chicken Pie | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Chicken sliced | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Chicken & veal pie | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cheese preparation | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Clear chicken noodle soup, canned | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Condensed chicken & rice soup, canned | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Coconut, sterilised | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Coffee, instant | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Condiment non-brewed | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cornish Pasty | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cough Syrup | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Cream, sterilised | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Cream, double | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Crispbread Starch reduced | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Creamed rice milk pudding canned | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Disprin | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Drink, apple | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Drink, chocolate flavoured with foreign matter | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Drink, chocolate | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Drink, orange | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Flour, plain | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Gelatine | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Goat cheese | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Glycerine Honey & lemon flavour | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Glycerine Lemon & Ipecacuanha Mixture | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Ginger, ground | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| c/f | 26 | 25 | 51 | 46 | 5 |