Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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TABLE III.
Examined. | Adulterated. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nature of Sample. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
Arrowroot | - | 13 | 13 | - | 0 | 0 |
Baking Powder | — | 1 1 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 |
Barley, pearl | — | 11 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 |
Brawn | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
Cake | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
,, sponge | — | 13 | 13 | — | 0 | 0 |
Coffee & Chicory | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
Custard Powder | — | 12 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
Dripping | — | 12 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
Fish Paste | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fruits (dried) | — | 14 | 14 | — | 0 | 0 |
Honey | 9 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | |
Lard | 11 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lemon Curd | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
Meat (Sheep's Liver) | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Meat Paste | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
Mince Meat (fruit) | — | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
Olive Oil | 10 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pepper | — | 9 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 |
Pickles | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
Rice | 17 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sago | — | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
Sauces | — | o | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
Sausages | 10 | — | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
,, preserved | 7 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
„ liver | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
,, luncheon | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
Wines (non-alcoholic) | 4 | - | 4 | 0 | - | 0 |
Total | 73 | 140 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Milk.
Of the 671 samples of milk (including 3 informal samples and
3 of separated milk) 21 or 3.1 per cent, were reported as adulterated,
9 of these samples being deficient in milk fat and 12 containing
extraneous water. The greatest deficiency in milk fat amounted
to 18 per cent, and the highest proportion of extraneous water
was 13 per cent.