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Chelsea 1940

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1940

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been necessary to introduce fresh standards, as
with sausages, but here it has almost invariably
been found that manufacturors have complied with
the standards laid down as a result of the war.
I have the honour to be,
Madam Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
THOMAS McLACHLAN.
Article
Taken
Formally.
Adulterated-
Taken
Informally.
Adulterated.
Total
Samples
Analysed
Total
Samples
Adulterated.
Milk
91
3
4
1
9S
4
"condensed
0
0
2
0
2
0
n maA/ted
0
0
4
0
4
0
Ba.com
0
c
£
z
0
taking lewder
8
0
0
0
3
0
Stscmts
1
0
3
0
4
o
Bread, and Butter
6
3
14
8
20
11
Butter
2
0
3
0
5
0
cakes & Pudding
1
0
2
0
3
o
C&P Mixbure
7
0
2
0
9
0
Cereal Toed
2
0
6
0
8
0
Cereals
10
0
3
0
13
0
Cheese
1
0
2
0
3
0
Cocoa.
1
0
5
0
6
0
Coffee
1
0
2
0
3
0
Caffes and chicery
2
0
0
0
2
0
Coffes Extract
0
0
7
0
7
0
Confectionery
2
0
2
0
4
0
Cooking fat
0
0
2
0
2
0
Oream/(artifoial)
0
0
1
0
1
0
Fteh 'Paste
1
0
1
0
0
0
Fish (Pressrved)
8
0
10
0
13
0
FLour
2
0
4
0
6
0
Fruit (dried)
4
o
o
Q
4
Q
"(presrved)
0
0
1
o
1
0
Fruit Juise
4
0
2
0
6
0
fruit (trvrmed)
2
o
12
o
14-
0
Grary & soup powder
5
V
0
2
o
1
0
Honey Jem Narmalods
2
0
14
0
16
o
Jelly & Jally Crystals
6
0
1
0
7
o
Lord
1
0
0
o
1
o
Margarine
3
0
2
0
6
o
Meat (Preserved)
0
0
2
0
2
0
" (tinned.)
2
0
6
0
2
0
Ous, salad
0
0
1
0
1
0
Plektes Sauces
4
1
8
2
12
3
peanut Butter
0
0
1
0
1
0