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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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| Article | Total Samples | Genuine | Not Genuine | Action Taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Spice | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mustard | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Palm Kernel Oil | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Pastry Mix | 1 | — | 1 | Remaining stock surrendered and destroyed |
| Pickles | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Saccharine Tablets | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Sage | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Salad Cream | 1 | 1 | —_ | —_ |
| Sausage Meat | 5 | 4 | 1 | Formal sample of sausage taken (see below) |
| Sausages | 10 | 9 | 1 | Court proceedings. Fines £21 and £6 6s. 0d. costs awarded |
| Savoury Spread | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Self-raising Flour | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Seidlitz Powder | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Shredded Suet | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sponge Mixture | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Steak and Kidney Pudding | 1 | 1 | _ | — |
| Sulphur Ointment | 1 | 1 | — | —_ |
| Sulphur Tablets | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Table Jelly | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tincture of Iodine | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tomato Ketchup | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Vegetable Soup | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Zinc Ointment | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 138 | 129 | 9 | — |