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
Holborn 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Food Sampling A total of 491 samples of food and drugs were purchased and submitted to the Borough Analyst for chemical analysis during the year. 302 were formal samples and 189 were informal.
| Article | Number of Samples purchased |
|---|---|
| Baking Powder | 3 |
| Black Molasses | 1 |
| Breadcrumbs | 2 |
| Butter | 3 |
| Cake Mixture | 6 |
| Cakes | 1 |
| Cereals | 1 |
| Cheese | 4 |
| Chocolate Drink | 1 |
| Coffee | 1 |
| Coffee and Chicory | 1 |
| Condiments | 9 |
| Cooking Fat, Dripping and Suet | 4 |
| Cornflour | 2 |
| Cream, fresh and tinned | 6 |
| Custard Powder | 1 |
| Drugs and Medical Preparations | 4 |
| Essences and Flavourings | 11 |
| Fish, fresh, tinned and preserved | 10 |
| Flour | 2 |
| Fondant-Icing | 1 |
| Fruit, dried, tinned and fresh | 20 |
| Gelatine | 2 |
| Gin | 1 |
| Gravy Salt | 3 |
| Ground Almonds | 2 |
| Honey | 5 |
| Ice Cream | 2 |
| Jams and Preserves | 10 |
| Jellies | 5 |
| Lemon Juice | 2 |
| Margarine | 1 |
| Meat and Meat Preparations | 59 |
| Milk | 168 |
| Milk, Evaporated and Condensed | 2 |
| Milk Shake Ingredients | 4 |