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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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The following tables give details of the articles of food 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 | — | ||
| Baking Powder | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
| Barley Water Crystals | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Blancmange Powder | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Bread | — | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Butter | 21 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — |
| Cake and Pudding Mixture | 3 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — |
| Cereal Preparations | 22 | 22 | — | — | ||
| Cheese | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | |
| Chocolate Spread | 7 | 7 | — | — | ||
| Cocoa | 7 | 7 | — | — | ||
| Coconut | 4 | 4 | — | — | ||
| Coffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| Coffee and Chicory Essence | 2 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Confectionery, Flour | 7 | — | 7 | — | ||
| Confectionery, Sugar | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Crab, Dressed | 3 | 3 | — | — | ||
| Essence of Rennett | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||
| Fish Paste | 10 | 10 | — | — | ||
| Flavourings | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | |
| Flour | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| Foam Crystals | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||
| Fruit, Dried | 6 | 6 | — | |||
| Fruit Preserving Tablets | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 |
| Gelatine | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Glucose | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
| Golden Raising Powder | 3 | 3 | — | |||
| Gravy Preparations | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | |
| Ice Cream | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | |
| Jams and Preserves | 9 | 2 | 11 | — | — | |
| Jelly | 5 | 3 | 8 | — | — | |
| Junket Preparations | — | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| Lard and other Fats | 27 | 1 | 28 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Mayonnaise | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | |
| Meat Preparations:— | ||||||
| Beef, Minced | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | |
| Black Pudding | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | |
| Frankfurters | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | |
| Meat Paste | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | |
| Meat Pie | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||
| Sausages | 22 | — | 22 | — | — | |
| Sausage, Breakfast | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Sausage, Liver | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||
| Sausage Rolls | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | |
| Milk | 100 | 100 | — | — | ||
| Milk Shake | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||
| Mustard | 6 | 6 | — | — | ||
| Non-brewed Condiment | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Carried forward | 239 | 165 | 404 | 1 | 4 | 5 |