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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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Food and Drugs. The following table shows the number and nature of the samples submitted to the Public Analyst in accordance with the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, and his classification of them as genuine or otherwise.
| Article | Total Samples | Genuine | Not Genuine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirin Tablets | 1 | 1 | - |
| Almonds, ground | 3 | 3 | - |
| Baking Powder | 1 | 1 | - |
| Biscuits | 1 | 1 | - |
| Blancmange Powder | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cakes | 4 | 4 | - |
| Coffee Essence | 2 | 2 | - |
| Cornflour | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cornish Pasties | 1 | 1 | - |
| Crab, potted | 3 | 3 | - |
| Cream | 2 | 2 | - |
| Custard Powder | 1 | 1 | - |
| Dripping | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pish Cakes | 1 | 1 | - |
| Flavouring Essence | 1 | 1 | - |
| Fruit, bottled or tinned | 3 | 3 | - |
| Fruit, dried | 1 | 1 | - |
| Glace Cherries | 1 | 1 | - |
| Glucose | 1 | 1 | - |
| Gravy Powder | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ham, devilled | 2 | 2 | - |
| Honey | 1 | 1 | - |
| Horseradish | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Ice Cream | 30 | 30 | - |
| Iodine | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jam | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jelly | 1 | 1 | - |
| Meat, tinned | 2 | 2 | - |
| Mincemeat | 1 | 1 | - |
| Milk | 69 | 69 | - |
| Nutmeg, ground | 2 | 2 | - |
| Paste, fish | 12 | 12 | - |
| Paste, meat | 4 | 4 | - |
| Peas, tinned | 1 | 1 | - |
| Pepper | 1 | 1 | - |
| Pies, meat | 3 | 3 | - |