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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
Food and Drugs Act, 1938
Sampling. During the year 183 formal and informal samples were submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis as follows:-
| Article | Number of samples examined | Number of unsatisfactory samples | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | In formal | Total | |
| Almonds (Ground) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Almond Paste | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Apples (Liquid) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Asthma Tablets | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Bicarbonate of Soda | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Biscuits | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Black Pudding | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Borax | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cakes | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cake Decoration | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cake Flour Mixture | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cheese Spread | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cherries Glace | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Chocolate Drink | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cinnamon | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Coconut | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Coffee | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Coffee and Chicory | J. | 1 | ||||
| Coffee Instant | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Colouring (Sap Green) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cordial | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cornflour | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cornish Pasties | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cough Mixture | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Crab (dressed) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cream of Tartar | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Essence | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Flour | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Flour (Pea) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Gelatine | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Ginger | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Glauber salts | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Glucose Tablets | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Glycerine | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ice Cream | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ice Cream Mix | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ice Lollie | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Isinglass | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Jam Diabetic | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Jam Raspberry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Jelly Crystals | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Juice Grape | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Juice Tomato | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Lard | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Laxative Fruit | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Lemonade Crystals | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Lemon Curd | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Lemon Juice | 1 | i | ||||
| Liver sausage | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Liquid Paraffin | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Carried forward: | 5 | 70 | 75 | 1 | 5 | 6 |