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 Holborn Borough]
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Food Sampling A total of 482 samples of food and drugs were purchased and submitted to the Borough Analyst for chemical analysis during the year. 229 were formal samples and 253 were informal.
Article | Number of Samples purchased |
---|---|
Baking Powder | 1 |
Batter Mix | 1 |
Beer | 1 |
Bread | 1 |
Butter | 4 |
Cheese | 7 |
Cocoa | 1 |
Coffee | 6 |
Condiments | 14 |
Cooking Fat, Oil, Dripping and Suet | 12 |
Cream, fresh and tinned | 15 |
Curry Powder | 2 |
Custard Powder | 2 |
Desiccated Coconut | 4 |
Drugs and Medical Preparations | 3 |
Essences and Flavourings | 12 |
Fish, fresh, tinned and preserved | 21 |
Flour | 6 |
Fruit, dried, tinned and fresh | 4 |
Honey | 2 |
Ice Cream | 4 |
Jams and Preserves | 10 |
Jellies | 4 |
Lemon Juice | 2 |
Maple Syrup | 1 |
Margarine | 6 |
Meat and Meat Preparations | 39 |
Milk | 158 |
Milk, Evaporated and Condensed | 7 |
Milk Shake Ingredients | 5 |
Oatmeal | 2 |
Olive Oil | 2 |
Puddings | 3 |
Rice | 9 |
Sandwich Spread | 8 |
Sauces | 12 |