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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
Food and Drugs Act, 1955
Sampling. During the year two hundred and fifteen samples (comprising fifty six formal and one hundred and fifty nine informal samples) were submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis as follows:-
| Type of Food sampled | Number of samples examined | Unsatisfactory samples | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Apples - liquid | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Apricots - dried | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Beans with sausages | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Bicarbonate of soda | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Biscuits | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Black Puddings | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Blancmange | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Blood Tonic | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Brandy | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Butter | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Butter-Rum | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Cake decoration | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Castor Oil | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cheese Spread | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Chemical Food | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Chicken Galantine | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Chlcklettes | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Chilblain Tablets | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Christmas Pudding | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Clnammon | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cochineal | - | 1 | 1 | — | - | - |
| Codeine Tablets | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | - |
| Confectionery - Chocolate | - | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Confectionery - Sugar | - | 7 | 7 | - | - | — |
| Cooking Oil | - | 1 | 1 | — | - | - |
| Cordial | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Cough Medicine | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cream | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Cream - double | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Curry Powder | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Drinking Crystals | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Dripping | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Evaporated Milk | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | — |
| Faggots | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Fish Cakes | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | — |
| Flavouring Essence | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Flour - self-raising | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Frlzets | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Fruit juice Cocktail | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Gelatine | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Gingerbread | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Glycerine Lemon & Honey | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Glycerine Lemon & Honey Balsam | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Glycerine of Thymol | - | 1 | 1 | - | — | - |
| Guava Jelly | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Haliborange | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | — |
| Herbal Medicine | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Herbs - Mixed | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Carried forward: | 7 | 64 | 71 | 1 | 5 | 6 |