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
Wandsworth 1916
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1916
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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Table B.
Details of "Other Articles" in Main Statement.
| Other Articles. | No. of samples examined. | No. of samples found adulterated or not up to standard. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
| Almonds (ground) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Arrowroot | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Baking Powder | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cinnamon (ground) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coffee and Chicory | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Coconut (desiccated) .. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cornflour | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Custard Powder | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Egg Powder | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fruits in Syrup | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ginger (ground) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Honey | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jellv, Table .. | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oatmeal | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Self-raising "Flour | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Soup (desiccated) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomatoes, tinned | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 70 | 72 | 2 | 6 | 8 |