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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
Malden and Coombe 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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| ARTICLES | ANALYSED | Adulterated or below standard. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Milk | — | 29 | 29 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Pea flour | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Baking powder | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Tea | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pork Sausages | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Beef Sausages | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Margarine | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Butter | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Black pepper | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Ground ginger | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Ground cinnamon | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Self-raising flour | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Plain flour | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sauce | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Ground nutmeg | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Curry | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pickles | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Lard | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Steam pudding Mixture | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | -_ |
| Malted soyacream | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Semolina | - | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Cake flour | - | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Fish & meat paste | - | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Chocolate spread | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mixed Herbs | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Mustard | - | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Yorkshire pudding mixture | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Jam | - | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Custard powder | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Coffee | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Saccharine | - | 2 | 2 | — | '— | — |
| Aspirin | - | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Honey | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Chutney | - | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 6 | 104 | 110 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Notes in regard to samples shown as adulterated or below standard.
Self-raising flour.—The deficiencies in these samples were in regard
to the yield of carbon-dioxide which, at the time of taking the samples,
was prescribed by the Food Standards (Self-raising flour) Order, 1944, to
be not less than 0.45 per cent. The two formal samples yielded 0.35 and
0.40 per cent. respectively. The vendors were written to in each ease.
N.B.—The minimum has since been lowered to 0.40 per cent.
In December a letter was circulated to all shopkeepers selling selfraising
flour drawing attention to these deficiencies.