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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 1952
[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 | |
| Confectionery | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Cordials | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Cornflower | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cherry wine | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - |
| Ginger, ground | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Gelatine | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Glucose | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Gin | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Honey | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Ice-cream | 6 | 8 | 14 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Jelly Crystals | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Jelly, table | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Jam | — | 4 | 4 | - | — | — |
| Ketchup | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Lard | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Milk | 36 | 18 | 54 | - | — | — |
| Milk (Channel Island) | 3 | — | 3 | - | — | — |
| Milk, condensed | — | 2 | 2 | - | — | — |
| Margarine | — | 3 | 3 | - | — | — |
| Marmalade | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Meringue powder | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Orange curd | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Pepper, white | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Rum | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | — |
| Sausage, pork | 4 | — | 4 | - | — | — |
| Sausage, beef | 2 | — | 2 | - | — | — |
| Sausage meat | 2 | — | 2 | - | — | — |
| Sponge mixture | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Stuffing | — | 2 | 2 | - | — | — |
| Sherbert fountain | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Saccharin | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | — |
| Sherry | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | — |
| Throat tablets | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Tea | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Vinegar | 2 | — | 2 | - | — | — |
| Vermouth | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | — |
| Whiskey | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | — |
| Totals | 74 | 72 | 146 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Notes in regard to samples shown as adulterated or below standard or
otherwise.
Milk. — It is satisfactory to note that none of the fifty-seven samples
of milk was adversely reported upon.