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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
Battersea 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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| Nature of Sample | Examined | Adulterated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Brought forward | 73 | 218 | 291 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Meat Preparations:— Black Pudding | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Faggots | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | — |
| Meat Extract | — | 3 | 3 | — | - | - |
| Meat Paste | — | 40 | 40 | — | - | — |
| Meat Pies | 5 | — | 5 | - | - | — |
| Sausages | 14 | 5 | 19 | — | - | - |
| Sausage Meat | 6 | - | 6 | — | - | — |
| Sausage Roll | 3 | - | 3 | — | - | - |
| Whalemeat Loaf | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | - |
| Milk | 421 | - | 421 | 10 | - | 10 |
| Milk, Condensed | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | - | — |
| Mincemeat | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | - |
| Mineral Waters | — | 6 | 6 | — | - | - |
| Oils Edible:— Olive | 9 | 1 | 10 | — | - | - |
| Salad | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | - |
| Tee Seed | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | — |
| Pea Flour | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pears (Italian) | — | 29 | 29 | — | - | — |
| Peel | 4 | — | 4 | — | - | - |
| Pickles and Sauces | 2 | 34 | 36 | - | - | - |
| Potato Crisps | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pudding Mixture | 1 | 12 | 13 | - | - | - |
| Rennet, Essence of | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Soup, Canned | - | 21 | 21 | - | - | - |
| Soup, Packet | — | 16 | 16 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Spices | — | 46 | 46 | - | - | - |
| Spread | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | -— |
| Stuffing | - | 8 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Suet | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Sweets | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - |
| Tablets:- Fruit Preserving | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Malt Extract | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Malted Milk | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Saccharin | - | 11 | 11 | - | - | - |
| Vegetable Extract | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Vegetable Sausages | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Vinegar, Malt | 22 | - | 22 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Vinegar, Non-Brewed | 9 | - | 9 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Wines, Non-Alcoholic | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Drugs (see following table) | 1 | 140 | 141 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 592 | 608 | 1,200 | 12 | 6 | 18 |