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 Mitcham]
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Light Meat Tuna 1
Lancashire Hot Pot 1
Almond Flavour 1
Pure Almond Marzipan 1
Creamed Mushrooms 1
Liquorice Allsorts 1
Frankfurters 2
Milk Shake Syrup 1
West India Treacle 1
Orange Sponge Pudding
and Sauce Mix 1
Minestrone 1
West Indian Marmalade 1
Instant Potato 1
Egg Macaroni Noodles 1
Sauer Kraut 1
White Sauce 1
Margarine plus 10 per cent.
Butter 1
American Lard 1
Soya Sauce 1
Mint Sauce 1
Horseradish Sauce 1
Horseradish and Beetroot
Sauce 1
Paradise Fruits (Jam
Centres) 1
Ginger Beer (Old English) 1
Noodles with Egg 1
Ice Cream 5
Batter and Pancake Flour 1
Iced Spongelets Mix 1
American Cake Mix 1
Ground Rice 1
Unsweetened Full Cream
Evaporated Milk 1
Curry Powder 1
Condensed Tomato Puree 1
Steamed Chocolate Pudding 1
Lancashire Rarebit 1
Dressed Crab 1
Steaklets 1
Cheese Flaps in Tomato
Sauce 1
Beechams' Powders (Tablet
Form) 1
Christmas Pudding 1
Stuffing 3
Orange Drink 1
The following samples were not up to standard and warning
letters were sent to the firms concerned: —
Informal.— Sauce tartar, seedless raisins.
Three samples, mint sauce, white sauce and corn crisps were
improperly labelled. Letters were sent to the firms concerned
requesting amendment of the labels.
Complaints from the public relating to food were as follows: —
Four of foreign matter in bread.
Three of a dirty milk bottle.