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 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 | Action Taken |
---|---|---|---|---|
Almond Oil | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Aspirin Tablets | 3 | 3 | _ | _ |
Baking Powder | 3 | 3 | — | _ |
Black Pudding | 2 | 2 | — | _ |
Boracic Ointment | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Bouilon Extract | 1 | 1 | — | - |
Brawn | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Bread | 2 | 2 | — | - |
Butter | 1 | — | - | |
Cake Mixture | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Camphorated Oil | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Chocolate Spread | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Coffee | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Cough Mixture | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Curry Powder | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Epsom Salts | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Eucalyptus Oil | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Fish Paste | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Gelatine | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Ginger Beer | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Ginger Beer Extract | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Ground Ginger | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Ground Nutmeg | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Ham and Beef Paste | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Iodised Throat | ||||
Lozenges | 1 | - | 1 | Manufacturers explanation accepted |
Lemonade Powder | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Limeade | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Liquid Paraffin | 1 | 1 | — | - |
Macedoine | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Margarine | 1 | 1 | — | _ |
Milk | 22 | 22 | — | - |
Minestrone Soup | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Mint Sauce | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Mixed Spice | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Parsley Dried | 1 | 1 | — | - |
Pepper Black | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Pork and Beef Paste | 1 | 1 | — | - |
Port Wine | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sauce | 1 | 1 | — | - |
Sausage Meat | 7 | 6 | 1 | Warning letter sent |
Sausages | 3 | 2 | 1 | Warning given |
Seidlitz Powders | 1 | 1 | - | |
Soda Bicarbonate | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Sulphur Ointment | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Sweets | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Tea | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tincture of Iodine | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tomato Chutney | - | 1 | - | - |
Vegetable Soup | - | 1 | - | |
Zinc Ointment | 3 | 3 | - | - |
Total | 99 | 96 | 3 | — |