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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
Chelsea 1942
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1942
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TABLE—
| Article. | Taken Formally. | Adulterated. | Taken Informally. | Adulterated. | Total Samples Analysed | Total Samples Adulterated. | Per centage Adult trated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROUGHT FORWARD | 94 | 10 | 80 | 16 | 177 | 26 | |
| JELLY & DESERT POWERS | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 75.0 |
| LEMON SUBSTITUTES | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| MEAT & VEG: EXTRACTS | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — |
| MEAT PASTES | 1 | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | — |
| MEAT PIES | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| MILK | 88 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 107 | 8 | 7.0 |
| MILK MAILED TABLETS | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| MILK CONDENSED | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| MILK M/S „ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| MILK POWDER | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| OAT MEAL | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| PICKLES AND SAUCES | 8 | — | 12 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 15.0 |
| RENNET TABLETS | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| SACCHARIN AND SUGAR SUBSTITUTES | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 100.0 |
| SAUSAGES | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| SCMOLINA | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| SOUP & VEG: TINNED | 2 | — | 5 | — | 7 | — | — |
| SPICES & CONDIMENTS | 6 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 16.6 |
| SUGAR | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| TEA | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| VINEGAR | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 28.6 |
| YEAST SPREAD | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| DRUGS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANTI GAS. OINTMENT | — | — | 16 | — | 16 | — | — |
| ASPIRIN TABLETS | — | — | 9 | — | 9 | — | — |
| GLAUBER SALTS | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| MAGNESIUM SULPHATE | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
| NERUE TONIC | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| SODA MINTS | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| SODIUM BICARBONATE | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 212 | 17 | 188 | 34 | 400 | 51 | 12.75 |
* Part of this increase is due to the
fact that the public are becoming more
critical of food owing to the more
restricted diet on which they have to live
and, consequently, many more complaints
are received at the Town Hall, which are
passed to the Public Analyst. Whilst may
of these samples are reported as adulterated,
there is nothing to show their
condition when received by the purchaser
and a comlainant will think nothing of
taking the top portion of milk from a
bottle with the cream and asking for the
remainder to be examined.Naturally the
portion of milk lower in the bottle is
deficient in fat, but it is seldom that a
sample taken by the Sampling Officers,
with proper precautions, in course of
delivery, is found to be faulty.
TABLE—
| Article. | Taken Formally. | Adulterated. | Taken Informally. | Adulterated. | Total Samples Analysed | Total Samples Adulterated. | Per centage Adult trated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROUGHT FORWARD | 94 | 10 | 80 | 16 | 177 | 26 | |
| JELLY & DESERT POWERS | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 75.0 |
| LEMON SUBSTITUTES | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| MEAT & VEG: EXTRACTS | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — |
| MEAT PASTES | 1 | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | — |
| MEAT PIES | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| MILK | 88 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 107 | 8 | 7.0 |
| MILK MAILED TABLETS | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| MILK CONDENSED | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| MILK M/S „ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| MILK POWDER | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| OAT MEAL | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| PICKLES AND SAUCES | 8 | — | 12 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 15.0 |
| RENNET TABLETS | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| SACCHARIN AND SUGAR SUBSTITUTES | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 100.0 |
| SAUSAGES | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| SCMOLINA | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| SOUP & VEG: TINNED | 2 | — | 5 | — | 7 | — | — |
| SPICES & CONDIMENTS | 6 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 16.6 |
| SUGAR | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| TEA | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| VINEGAR | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 28.6 |
| YEAST SPREAD | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| DRUGS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANTI GAS. OINTMENT | — | — | 16 | — | 16 | — | — |
| ASPIRIN TABLETS | — | — | 9 | — | 9 | — | — |
| GLAUBER SALTS | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| MAGNESIUM SULPHATE | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
| NERUE TONIC | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| SODA MINTS | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| SODIUM BICARBONATE | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 212 | 17 | 188 | 34 | 400 | 51 | 12.75 |