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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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The following tables give details of the articles of which samples were obtained for the purpose of analysis:—
| Examined. | Adulterated. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Sample. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
| Bread | - | 6 | 6 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Butter | 20 | 66 | 86 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cheese | 10 | _ | 10 | 0 | _ | 0 |
| ,, Cream | _ | 3 | 3 | _ | 1 | 1 |
| Cocoa | 10 | 8 | 18 | 0 | _ | 0 |
| Coffee | 15 | 1 | 16 | 0 | _ | 0 |
| Confectionery (Sweets) | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Cream | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flour | _ | 5 | 5 | _ | 0 | 0 |
| „ Self-raising | — | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Jam | — | 10 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Margarine | — | 30 | 30 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Milk | 665 | 3 | 668 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| ,, Machine Skimmed | 1 | _ | 1 | 0 | - | 0 |
| ,, ,, Separated | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| ,, Condensed (Full Cream) | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| „ „ (Machine | ||||||
| Skimmed) | — | 13 | 13 | — | 0 | 0 |
| ,, Dried | _ | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Mustard | _ | 9 | 9 | _ | 0 | 0 |
| Sugar | _ | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tea | _ | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Vinegar | 31 | — | 31 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Drugs | — | 29 | 29 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Other Articles | 73 | 140 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 836 | 364 | 1200 | 22 | 5 | 27 |
TABLE II. Drugs.
| Examined. | Adultered. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Sample. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | - | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Boric Ointment | _ | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Camphorated Oil | — | 13 | 13 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Cream of Tartar | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Milk of Sulphur | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| lartaric Acid | _ | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Zinc Ointment | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Total | — | 29 | 29 | — | 0 | 0 |