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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 1950
[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 | |
| Glucose tablets | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ground almonds | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gin | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Herbs, mixed | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jam | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jelly crystals | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Junket tablets | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lemonade crystals | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lemon flavouring | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lemonade powder | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Lime juice cordial | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | - |
| Milk | 39 | 11 | 50 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Margarine | — | 3 | 3 | -- | — | — |
| Maralyn milk plus | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | - |
| Meat paste | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | - |
| Marmalade | — | 2 | 3 | - | — | - |
| Mustard | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Mayonaise | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Milk whipping compound | _ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mincemeat | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Nutmeg, ground | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Olive oil | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - |
| Oatmeal, malted | -_ | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Orange squash | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pepper | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pepper compound | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Peel, mixed | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Rum | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - |
| Rum flavouring | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Sausage meat | 3 | — | 3 | - | - | - |
| Sausages, beef | 9 | — | 9 | - | - | - |
| Sausages, pork | 3 | — | 3 | - | - | - |
| Sauce | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Spice, mixed | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Sardine and Tomato paste | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| So-tast-ee extract | -_ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Salad Cream | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Saccharin | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Savora | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Sugar Wheat puffs | -_ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Sparkling orange | 1 | — | 1 | _ | - | - |
| Soup, powdered | — | 1 | 1 | _ | - | - |
| Salmon spread | — | 1 | 1 | -_ | - | _ |
| Skimmed milk | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| Tea | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Tomato relish | -_ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Tonic water | 1 | -_ | 1 | - | - | - |
| Tinned peas | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Whisky | 2 | — | 2 | - | — | — |
| Wine, white | 1 | — | 1 | - | -_ | - |
| Vinegar | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Totals | 67 | 90 | 157 | 2 | 3 | 5 |