Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 | 9 | 62 | 71 | — | 1 | |
Coffee and Chicory Essence | 1 | 5 | 6 | _ | _ | — |
Colouring | — | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | — |
Confectionery, Sugar | 1 | 9 | 10 | _ | _ | — |
Custard Powder | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
Fish Paste | 7 | 7 | - | - | — | |
fish, Preserved | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
flavouring | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — | |
Flour | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Huit, Dried | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Gelatine | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
Clucose Tablets | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
golden Raising Powder | 3 | 3 | - | - | — | |
Jjravy Preparations | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | |
f*erbs, Mixed | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
floneycomb Mould | - | 1 | 1 | - | _ | _ |
jnstant Whip | - | 2 | 2 | - | _ | — |
ams and Preserves | 3 | 10 | 13 | — | — | — |
lilies and Blancmanges | 3 | 14 | 17 | _ | _ | _ |
Unket Preparations | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | — | |
ard and other Fats | 4 | 1 | 5 | _ | _ | — |
Meat Preparations:— | ||||||
Meat Paste N /f . | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Meat Pie | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | — |
Sausages | 8 | — | 8 | — | — | |
Sausage, Breakfast | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Sausage, Liver | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Milk | 100 | — | 100 | — | — | — |
Milk Shake | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Mint | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Olive Oil | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Pea Flour | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
peanut Butter | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | — |
Pickles | _ | 7 | 7 | _ | - | - |
Pork Chopped | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Sandwich Spread | _ | 4 | 4 | _ | _ | — |
Souces | 1 | 12 | 13 | _ | _ | — |
Soft Drinks and Powder | 3 | 10 | 13 | — | — | — |
Soups | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Spices and Condiments | 3 | 18 | 21 | — | — | — |
Stuffing | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Suet | 1 | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | —• |
Tea | 3 | 1 | 4 | _ | _ | |
Vegetables, Preserved | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Vinegar | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wines | — | 1 | 1 | — | ||
Totals | 153 | 233 | 386 | — | 2 | 2 |