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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
Merton and Morden 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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Food and Drugs Act, 1938. The following table shows the number and nature of the samples submitted to the Public Analyst:—
| Article. | Total Samples. | Genuine. | Not Genuine. | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchovy- Paste | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Arrowroot | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Breakfast Sausage | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Bun Flour | 1 | 1 | Retailer prosecuted. Dismissed on warranty. | |
| Brawn | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Bacon | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Baked Beans | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Beef Sausage | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Butter | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Bismuth Dyspepsia Tablets | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Beer | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Bread | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Black Pudding | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cocoa | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| California Syrup of Figs | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cooking Fat | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Creamola | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Coffee Essence (Chicory) | 1 | 1* | — | |
| Castor Oil | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Condensed Skim Milk | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cod Liver Oil | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cheese | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Choc-Spread | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Custard Powder | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cheese Cake Mixture | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cake Flour | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dried Apple Rings | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Egg Substitute Powder | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| English Pickles | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Eton Soup | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Egg Substitute | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Fish Cake Roll | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Flour | 2 | 2† | — | |
| Fish Paste | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Fruit Saline | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| French Mustard | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Golden Rising Powder | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Grape Fruit Marmalade | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Gelatine | 1 | 1 | Retailer prosecuted. Dismissed. Summons served too late. | |
| Grape fruit squash | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Hard boiled sweets | 1 | 1 | — | _ |
| Health Salts | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Carried forward | 48 | 43 | 5 | — |