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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
Carshalton 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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| Article | No. | Adulterated or otherwise irregular | Article | No. | Aldulter-ated or otherwise irregular |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almonds, Ground | 3 | Indigestion Tablets | 1 | ||
| Almond Marzipan | 1 | I-So-Gel | 1 | ||
| Apple Pie | 1 | Lemon Curd | 1 | ||
| Beans in Tomato Sauce | 1 | Lemon Juice | 1 | ||
| Biscuits | 1 | Lemonade Powder | 1 | ||
| Blackcurrant Cordial | 1 | Lobster Fish Paste | 1 | ||
| Blackcurrant Juice | 1 | Margarine | 1 | ||
| Black Pudding | 1 | Marmalade | 1 | ||
| Bread | 1 | Meat Paste | 1 | ||
| Breadcrumbs | 1 | Meat Pie | 1 | ||
| Broth | 1 | Meringues | 1 | ||
| Butter | 1 | Milk | 211 | 1 | |
| Caffeine Tablets | 1 | Minced Beef | 1 | ||
| Cake Mix | 1 | Mincemeat | 1 | ||
| Cereal | 1 | Mineral Water | 1 | ||
| Chewing Gum | 1 | Mint in Vinegar | 1 | ||
| Chicken, Devilled | 1 | Nut Oil | 1 | ||
| Christmas Pudding | 1 | Oatmeal | 1 | ||
| Cleaned Currants | 1 | 1 | Orange Drink | 1 | |
| Cleaned Mixed Fruit | 1 | 1 | Peas, Garden | 1 | |
| Cleaned Raisins | 1 | 1 | Pepper, White | 1 | |
| Cockles in Malt Vinegar | 1 | Peppermint Cordial | 1 | ||
| Cocktail Drink | 1 | Pineapple Pieces | 1 | ||
| Coffee & Chicory | 1 | Pork Luncheon Meat & Egg | 1 | ||
| Condensed Milk | 1 | ||||
| Confectionery Sugar | 10 | Quinine Tablets | 1 | ||
| Cooking Fat | 1 | Rice, Flaked | 1 | ||
| Cold Capsules | 1 | Sausage, Beef | 1 | ||
| Cordial | 1 | Sausage, Pork | 1 | ||
| Cough Syrup | 1 | Sausage, Liver | 1 | ||
| Crab | 1 | Spice, Mixed Ground | 1 | ||
| Creamed Rice | 1 | Sponge Pudding | 1 | ||
| Demerara Sugar | 1 | Steak, Stewed | 1 | ||
| Fish Cakes | 1 | Steak & Kidney Pudding | 1 | ||
| Fish Fingers | 1 | Stout | 1 | ||
| Food Colouring, | 1 | Stuffing, Sage & Onion | 1 | ||
| Artificial | 1 | Stuffing | 1 | ||
| Glucose. | 1 | Tapioca.. | 1 | ||
| Ginger, Ground | 1 | Tea | 1 | ||
| Haliborange Tablets | 1 | Vinegar | 1 | ||
| Horlicks | 1 | Vitamin Pellets | 1 | ||
| Ice Cream | 9 | Yeast Tablets | 1 | ||
| Icing Sugar | 1 | Yoghurt | 1 |
The following four samples were reported upon unfavourably :
"Channel Islands" Milk.
This sample contained 3.88% fat as against the 4% required by the
Regulations. Legal proceedings were instituted and the vendor who
pleaded guilty was fined £5 with 5 guineas costs.
Cleaned Currants.
Cleaned Mixed Fruit.
Cleaned Seedless Raisins.
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