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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 1926
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1926
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The following tables give details of the articles of which samples
were obtained for the purpose of analysis:—
Main Statement. TABLE I.
| Examined. | Adulterated. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Sample. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
| Bread | — | 11 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Butter | 22 | 81 | 103 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cheese | 24 | — | 24 | 0 | _ | 0 |
| Cocoa | 25 | — | 25 | 0 | _ | 0 |
| Coffee | 21 | — | 21 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Cream | 2 | _ | 2 | 0 | _ | 0 |
| Cream, Preserved | 11 | — | 11 | 2 | _ | 2 |
| Flour, Self-raising | — | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Jam | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Margarine | 16 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milk | 738 | — | 738 | 32 | — | 32 |
| „ Condensed (Full Cream) | - | 9 | 9 | _ | 0 | 0 |
| „ „ (Machine Skimmed) | _ | 2 | 2 | _ | 0 | 0 |
| „ Dried | - | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | 0 |
| „ Skimmed | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | _ | 0 |
| Mustard | — | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Sugar | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tea | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Vinegar | 30 | - | 30 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Drugs | 4 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Articles | 90 | 50 | 140 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Total | 984 | 216 | 1200 | 42 | 8 | 50 |
TABLE II. Drugs.
| Examined. | Adulterated. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Sample. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | — | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Camphorated Oil | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Cream of Tartar | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milk of Sulphur | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ointment, boric | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| „ zinc | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |