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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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| Type of Sample | Number of Samples Examined | Unsatisfactory Samples | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Ale | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Almonds - ground | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Aniseed, Balsam of | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Aspirin Spirit Liniment | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Banana Flavour | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Biscuits | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Blackcurrant and Glycerine Pastilles | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Blackcurrant Syrup | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Butter | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Cake Mixture | - | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Camphorated Oil | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cereal | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cheese Spread | - | 2 | - | - | - | |
| Chicken and Ham Paste | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Chicken - minced | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Chlcklettes | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Chocolate Drink | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Christmas Pudding | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Coconut - desiccated | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Coffee | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| " Instant | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Coffee and Chicory | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cold Capsules | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Confectionery - flour | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| " - sugar | - | 10 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Cordial | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Cough Mixture | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| " Syrups | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| " Syrup - Cherry | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Cream | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| " - sterilised | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Cucumbers | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Currants | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Diabetic Chocolate | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Digestive Lozenges | - | 2 | - | - | - | |
| Disinfectant | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Drink Powder | - | 1 | 1 | -- | - | - |
| Dripping | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Figs, Syrup of | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Flavouring Essence | - | 2 | - | - | - | |
| Flour - Self Raising | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Fruit - dried | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Gin | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Glycerine of Thymol | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Glycerine, Lemon Oil, Honey | - | 1 | 1 | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Gum Pastilles | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Haemorrhold Cream | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Ice Cream | - | 6 | - | - | - | |
| " Powder | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Iodine Liniment | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Jam | - | 2 | - | - | - | |
| Jelly | - | 3 | - | - | - | |
| Jelly - table | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Kidney Cleansers | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Carried forward | 10 | 81 | 91 | - | 4 | 4 |