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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 1948
[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 | |
| Epsom Salts | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Almond flavouring | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fruit Laxative Tablets | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Gelatine | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | — |
| Gravy powder | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | — |
| Hydrogen peroxide | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | — |
| Lemonade crystals | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | — |
| Magnesia tablets | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | — |
| Marmalade | - | 1 | 1 | - | — | |
| Milk | 14 | 22 | 36 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Liquid paraffin | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | — |
| Meat paste | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | — |
| Pepper | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | — |
| Ammoniated tincture of Quinine | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Saccharin tablets | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| Sage | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | — |
| Sauce | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | — |
| Sausages and sausage meat | 21 | - | 21 | 2 | - | 2 |
| Sherbert | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — |
| Hare soup | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Sulphur tablets | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — |
| Table desert | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tomato sauce | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Baking powder | — | 2 | 2 | — | - | — |
| Bicarbonate of soda | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Plain flour | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — |
| Self raising flour | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | - | — |
| Jam | — | 3 | 3 | — | - | — |
| Oatmeal | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — |
| Salad cream | — | 2 | 2 | — | - | — |
| Mixed spice | — | 3 | 3 | — | - | — |
| Tea | — | 2 | 2 | — | - | — |
| Cocoa | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — |
| Cream of tartar | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — |
| Fish paste | — | 2 | 2 | — | - | — |
| Margarine | — | 4 | 4 | — | - | — |
| Mustard | — | 2 | 2 | — | - | — |
| Tomato soup | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — |
| Ground ginger | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — |
| Sponge mixture | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — |
| Vinegar | 2 | — | 2 | — | - | — |
| Vinegar (wood) | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Whisky | 2 | — | 2 | — | - | — |
| Totals | 44 | 98 | 142 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Notes in regard to samples shown as adulterated or below standard.
Milk. It is satisfactory to note that, with the exception of one,
all the samples purchased proved genuine. The one case shown to
be below standard was deficient in milk solids other than milk fat to
the extent of 1 % only. The milk fat content was up to standard and
the freezing point of the sample did not indicate the presence of