Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF POOD.
Food & Drugs Act, 1938.
The following table indicates the samples taken during the year 1947:-
| NUMBER EXAMINED. | NUMBER ADULTERATED ETC. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In formal | Formal | Total. | Informal | Formal | Total. | |
| Milk. | - | 62 | 62 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Rum. | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Gin. | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Whisky. | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | |
| Brandy. | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Evaporated Milk. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Malted Milk. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Butter. | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Margarine. | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | |
| Cheese. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cooking Fat. | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Jam/Marmalade/Syrup. | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Lemon Cheese. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Christmas Pudding. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Sponge Mixture. | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Yorkshire Pudding & | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pancake Mixture. | 1 | - | l | - | - | - |
| Yorks Pudding etc. Flour Mixture. | 1 | _ | l | - | - | - |
| Baking Powder. Cake Flour. | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | - | 1 | - | - | ||
| Steamed Pudding Mixture | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Soya Flour. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Pea Flour. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Golden Raising Powder. | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Self-Raising Flour. | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Arrowroot | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Beef Sausages. | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Beef Susage Meat, | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Salami Sausage. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Macaroni Cheese. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Savouree. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Pom Maehed Potatoes. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Pickle. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Beef & Vegetable Extract. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Benergy Sandwich Spread | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Salmon & Shrimp Paste. | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Fish Paste. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Salmon & Anchovy Fish Paste | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Smoked Herring Fish Pa ste . | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Verox Cubes. | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Beef Broth. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Fruit Sauce. | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Mushroom Ketuchup. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| White Pepper. | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Salad Cream. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Tomato Flavour Soup. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cayenne Pepper. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Dorcester Sauce, | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Sage & Onion Stuffing, | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Cocoa. | 1 | - | 1 | ""- | — | — |
| Carried forward. | 79 | 82 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
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