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
Chelsea 1962
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1962
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Note: A table showing the various samples submitted for analysis appears on the next page.
| Article | Taken Formally | Taken Informally | Total Analysed | Number Adulterated etc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bread | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Butter | 31 | 31 | 1 | |
| Butter Milk Beverage | 1 | 1 | ||
| Cake | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Chicken, minced | 3 | 3 | ||
| Cider | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fish, canned | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
| Fish Paste | 19 | 19 | ||
| Fish Spread, Crab | 2 | 2 | ||
| Flour | 1 | 1 | ||
| Flour, Self Raising | 5 | 5 | ||
| Fruit, canned | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Fruit Juice | 5 | 5 | ||
| Honey | 1 | 1 | ||
| Jam | 21 | 21 | ||
| Jelly, Redcurrant | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lemon Curd | 1 | 1 | ||
| Margarine | 20 | 20 | ||
| Marmalade | 21 | 21 | 1 | |
| Meat, canned | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Meat, frozen | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Meat Paste | 20 | 20 | ||
| Meat Pie | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Milk | 108 | 108 | ||
| Milk Bottle | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Milk Shake Syrup | 1 | 1 | ||
| Paté | 6 | 6 | ||
| Rum Butter | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sausages | 3 | 3 | ||
| Soft Drinks | 15 | 15 | ||
| Spices | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Spirits | 4 | 4 | ||
| Suet, shredded | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
| Turkey, minced | 2 | 2 | ||
| Vinegar | 11 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 325 | 330 | 18 |