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Malden and Coombe 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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FOOD AM) DRUGS ACT. 1955
During the year 156 samples were submitted to the Council's
Public Analyst, Mr. D. D. Moir, M.Sc., F.R.I.C., 16, Southwark Street,
S.E.1 . whose expert advice is gratefully acknowledged.
The samples have been selected from a wide range of commodities, most of which were found to be genuine.
| ARTICLES | ANALYSED | ADULTERATED OR BELOW STANDARD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Ale - Brown. | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Almonds - Ground. | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Apple Pie. | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Aspirin. | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Beer. | - | 1 | 1 | - | — | |
| Beverage - Non-alcholic | - | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Biscuits. | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Blackcurrant Health Drink. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Blackcurrant Puree. | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Brandy. | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Bread Crumbs. | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Bread - Hi-Proteen, | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Butter. | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Cheese. | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | ~ |
| Cherries - Tinned in Heavy Syrup. | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Chicken - Minced in | ||||||
| Jelly. | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Codeine Tablets. | - | 1 | 1 | - | — | - |
| Cod Roe. | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Coffee. | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Confectionery. | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Cooking Fat. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | — |
| Corned Beef. | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cut Mixed Peel. | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Dairy Cream, | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Dates. | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Eno Fruit Salt. | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Flavour - Brandy. | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Fruit Juice. | 3 | 3 | ||||