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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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The following tables give details of the articles of which samples were obtained for the purpose of analysis.
| Nature of Sample | Examined | Adulterated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | , Informal | Total | |
| Almonds, Ground | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Apricots in Syrup | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Baking Powder | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Black-Currant Juice | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Bread | – | 3 | 3 | – | 2 | 2 |
| Butter | 9 | – | 9 | – | – | – |
| Cake and Pudding Mixture | 7 | 13 | 20 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Cereal Preparations | 7 | 5 | 12 | – | – | – |
| Cheese Spread | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cocoa | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Coconut Desiccated | 2 | – | 2 | – | — | – |
| Coffee | 3 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Coffee and Chicory Essence | 5 | 1 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Confectionery, Flour | 20 | 1 | 21 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Confectionery, Sugar | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| Cooking Fat | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Corn Flour | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cream, Synthetic | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Custard Powder | 1 | 5 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Fish Cakes | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Fish Paste | – | 11 | 11 | – | – | – |
| Flavourings | – | 7 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Flour, Self-Raising | 4 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Gelatine | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Golden Raising Powder | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Gravy Preparations | – | 7 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Herbs | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Honey | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Ice-Cream | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
| Jam and Marmalade | 10 | – | 10 | – | – | – |
| Jelly Crystals | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Jelly Squares | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Jelly, Table | 10 | 3 | 13 | – | – | – |
| Junket Preparations | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Lard | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Lemonade Crystals | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Lemonade Powder | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Lime Juice Cordial | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Carried forward | 103 | 84 | 187 | 1 | 4 | 5 |