Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1927
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The following tables give details of the articles of which samples were obtained for the purpose of analysis:—
Examined. | Adulterated. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nature of Sample. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
Bread | — | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 |
Butter | 24 | 64 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cheese | 21 | — | 21 | 0 | — | 0 |
Cocoa | 21 | — | 21 | 0 | — | 0 |
Coffee | 22 | — | 22 | 0 | — | 0 |
Confectionery (Sweets) | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Cream | 6 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
Cream, Preserved | 14 | — | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
Flour, Self-raising | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Jam | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Margarine | — | 24 | 24 | — | 0 | 0 |
Milk | 696 | — | 696 | 37 | — | 37 |
,, Skimmed | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
„ Condensed (Full Cream) | — | 9 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 |
„ „ (Machine Skimmed) | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
„ Dried | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Mustard | — | 12 | 12 | — | 1 | 1 |
Sugar | — | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 |
Vinegar | 33 | — | 33 | 3 | — | 3 |
Drugs | — | 24 | 24 | — | 0 | 0 |
Other Articles | 110 | 72 | 182 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 950 | 250 | 1200 | 43 | 2 | 45 |
TABLE II. Drugs.
Examined. | Adulterated. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nature of Sample. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
Bicarbonate of Soda | — | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Camphorated Oil | — | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 |
Cream of Tartar | — | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Milk of Sulphur | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
Paregoric | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
Tincture of Iodine | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
Total | — | 24 | 24 | — | 0 | 0 |