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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
Sutton and Cheam 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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| NUMBER EXAMINED | NUMBER ADULTERATED ETC. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Informal | Formal | Total | Informal | Formal | Total | |
| Brought forward | 117 | 58 | 175 | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| Chocolate Powder (Sweetened) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Baking Powder | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cochineal | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Curry Powder | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Custard Powder (Sweetened) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Custard Pudding | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Egg substitute Powder | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Flavoured drinke | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Fruit Preserving Tablet | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ground Cinnamon | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ground Nutmeg | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Jam | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Jelly Crystals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lemon Squash (Concentrated). | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Lemon Essence | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Lemon Flavouring | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Lemon substitute | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mint Sauce | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Mixed Spice | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Mustard Sauce | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Orange Squash | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Onion Extract | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Onion Powder | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Onion substitute Condiment | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Peppermint Essence | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Pudding Mixture | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Pepper - White | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Raspberry Essence | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Saccharin Tablets | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sponge Mixture | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Sandwich Spread | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Tomato Ketchup | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Table Jellies | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Vanilla Essence | 1 | |||||
| Vanilla Spread | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Vinegar - Malt | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Worcester Sauce | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Yeast Spread | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Yorkshire Pudding, including Egg | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 158 | 71 | 229 | 24 | 4 | 28 | |
It has been possible to devote rather more attention to
sampling during the year under review, and, for the first time
during the war period, the number of samples generally
considered comparable with the population (3 per 1,000) has
been taken.
Of the total samples 6.5% were found to be either substandard
or carrying misleading labels.
All unsatisfactory cases were followed by warnings. There
were no cases considered suitable, by the Public Health
Committee, for prosecution.
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