London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Fulham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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DETAILS OF SAMPLES ANALYSED
| Article | Number examined | Number adulterated, etc. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Private | Total | Formal | Informal | Private | Total | |
| Advocaat | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Ale | 17 | 17 | ||||||
| Almonds, ground | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Arrowroot | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Baby Food | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Baking Powder | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Bicarbonate of Soda | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Brandy Butter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Bread | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Bread, Bun Loaves | 49 | 49 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Bread, Crumbs | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Bread Roll and Butter | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Butter | 2 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Cake | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cake Mixture | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Caramel Custard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cheese | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Chocolate Beverage | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Coconut, desiccated | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Coffee | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Confectionery | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Cornish Pasty | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cream | 31 | 1 | 32 | |||||
| Custard Powder | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Dessert Powder | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Fish Cake | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Fish, canned | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| fish Paste | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Fish, Potted | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Flour | 14 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Fruit, dried | 31 | 19 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Fruit, fresh | 44 | 44 | ||||||
| Fruit, glace | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Fruit Juice | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Gherkins, Pickled | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Glucose Syrup | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Herbs, dried | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| Ice Cream | 2 | 30 | 32 | |||||
| Ice Lolly | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Jam | 27 | 27 | ||||||
| Jelly | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||
| Lard | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Lemon Cheese | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Liquid Cocoa Preparation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Margarine | 1 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| Marmalade | 1 | 13 | 14 | |||||
| Meat | 11 | 3 | 14 | |||||
| Meat, canned | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Meat Paste | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Milk | 146 | 2 | 148 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Milk, condensed | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Milk, evaporated | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Milk Shake Syrups | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Mincemeat | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Non-Brewed Condiment | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| C/f. | 278 | 313 | 591 | 10 | 28 | 38 | ||