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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 1953
[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
| Type of sample | Samples examined | Unsatisfactory samples | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Almonds, ground | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Almond mixture | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Aspirin | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Baking Powder | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Banana Curd | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Blackcurrant Juice | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Blanc Mange | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cake | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cake (Chocolate Roll) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cake Flour | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Camphorated Oil | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Caramels (Butter Content) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Caraway Seeds | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Celery Salt | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cheese Spread | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Chemical Food | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Chocolate Drink | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Chutney, Tomato | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloves, ground | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Coconut, desiccated | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Coffee and Chicory Essence | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Coffee and Chicory Extract | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Coffee and Chicory Powder | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Coffee Spread | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cold Capsules | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Colour (Food) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Condensed Milk | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cordial | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Cordial (Lime) | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| Cough Mixture | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cough Syrup | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cream (Double) | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Cream Powder | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cream (Single) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cream (Sterilised) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cream of Tartar | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Curry Powder | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Custard Flavouring | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Decorations (Edible) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Deodorant Tablets | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Dripping | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Essence (Almond) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Extract (Meat) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Eye Lotion | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Flavour (Lemon) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Flour (Self-Raising) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| French Dressing | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Gelatine Powder | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ginger | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ginger Conserve | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Carried forward: | 2 | 66 | 68 | - | 3 | 3 |