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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
Surbiton 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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| Articles | Analysed | Adulterated, below standard or improperly labelled | Prosecutions | Convictions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| Baking Powder | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Almond flavouring | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Dessert Mould | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Oatmeal | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Cake Mixture | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Barley crystals | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Ground coffee | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Relish | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Vegetable Sausage | 1 | - | 1 | |||||
| Salt vinegar | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Isinglass | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Influenza Mixture | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Reney | 1 | - | 1 | |||||
| Sponge Mixture | 1 | - | 1 | |||||
| Kerrier tonic | 1 | - | 1 | |||||
| ???garine | 1 | - | 1 | |||||
| Gravy Browning | 1 | - | 1 | |||||
| Gravy salt | 1 | - | 1 | |||||
| Cake & Sponge Mixture | - | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Ginger cordial | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Lemonade crystals | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Spice | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| ???lt cup | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 42 | 46 | 88 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Nil | Nil |
Action taken on non-genuine samples was as follows:-
| Sample No. | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|
| 520 (Informal) | Kidney Soup | wording of label not in order. Warning letter sent to manufacturers |
| 557 (Informal) | Baking Powder | The samples yielded: available Carbon Dioxide 6.6% but should yield not less than 8% Formal sample No.579 taken. |
| 565 (Informal) | Non-Brewed Vinegar | The ingredients of the article included salt 0.6% The label did not bear a statement specifying this ingredient. |
| 579 (Informal) | Baking Powder | Deficient in carbon dioxide -6.76 instead of not less than 8%. Warning letter sent to the manufacturers who withdrew remainder of stock from sale. |
| 587 (Formal) | Milk | Slightly deficient in milk fat. A warning letter was sent to the Dairyman concerned. |
| 595 (Informal) | Gelatine | In the opinion of the public Analyst did not form a satisfactory jelly, but was otherwise in order. |
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