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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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| Articles. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Genuine. | Non-genuine or irregular. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauce—chop | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| mustard | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - |
| tartar | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Sausages—beef | 9 | 9 | - | 8 | 1 |
| calf liver | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| cocktail | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| pork | 15 | 15 | - | 14 | 1 |
| pork chipolatas | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| rolls | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Seven-Up—drink | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Shrimps | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - |
| Smatana—creamed | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Soft drink | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Soup—cream of tomato | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Swiss celery | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Spam | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Squash—lemon | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| orange | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Steak—casserole, stewed | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| and kidney | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| and kidney pie | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| and kidney pudding | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - |
| minced | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Stew—Irish | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Strawberries in heavy syrup | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Stuffing—parsley and thyme | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | - |
| sage and onion | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Suet | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Sugar—brown | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| confectionery | 35 | 33 | 2 | 35 | - |
| Syrup—ice lolly | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| maple | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| milk shake | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | - |
| morello cherry | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| orange flavour | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| raspberry | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| rose hip | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Tea | 3 | 3 | _ | 3 | _ |
| Throaties | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ |
| Tizer | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ |
| Tongue and turkey roll | 1 | — | 1 | - | 1 |
| Vinegar—malt | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Vital restorers | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ |
| Vitamin health drink | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ |
| Whisky | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | _ |
| Yeast—vitamin | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Yogurt—low fat | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | _ |
| Zing—drink | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Totals | 409 | 352 | 57 | 394 | 15 |