London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Malden and Coombe 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
This page requires JavaScript
Continued from previous page...
| ARTICLES | ANALYSED | Adulterated or below standard. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Gherkins | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gin | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ginger drink | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ham, devilled | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Honey | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Herrings, rollmop | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Horseradish sauce | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Honeycomb mould | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ice cream | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| Ice cream powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Icing | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Icing sugar | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jelly crystals | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Lard | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Milk | 15 | 12 | 27 | — | — | — |
| Milk, evaporated | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Margarine | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Milk, Channel Island | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marzipan | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Milk of magnesia | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mincemeat pie | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nerve tonic | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Olive oil | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Orangeade powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Orange drink | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pepper | —_ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pudding, chocolate | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pudding, sponge | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pudding, mixture | — | — | 3 | —_ | —_ | — |
| Peas | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pilchards in tomato | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pastry, short | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pate de Foie Gras | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Peanuts | — | 1 | I | — | — | — |
| Port | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Roes, soft | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ravioli in tomato . | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Rum | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Steak and kidney pie | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Suet, beef | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Salad cream | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Spice | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sausage, beef | 2 | — | 2 | —_ | — | — |
| Sausage, pork | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sugar, demerera | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sherry | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Throat tablets | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Tomato puree | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tomato paste | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Travel sickness table | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar Cider | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Welsh rarebit | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Whisky | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 42 | 104 | 146 | — | 6 | 6 |