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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 1936
[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.
TABLE I.
Main Statement.
Examined.
Adulterated.
Nature of sample.
Formal.
Informal.
Total.
Formal.
Informal.
Total.
Beer (stout)
-
1
1
-
0
0
Butter
6
54
60
0
1
1
Cheese
—
8
8
—
0
0
Cocoa
—
12
12
-
0
0
Coffee
—
10
10
—
0
0
Confectionery
—
8
8
—
0
0
Cream
—
27
27
—
0
0
Flour
—
1
1
—
0
0
Flour, self-raising
—
8
8
—
0
0
Jam and Marmalade
—
8
8
—
0
0
Lard
—
19
19
—
0
0
Margarine
—
12
12
—
0
0
Milk
736
1
737
7
0
7
,, (pasteurised)
-
1
1
-
0
0
„ condensed (full
cream)
—
2
2
—
0
0
„ „ (machine
skimmed)
—
2
2
—
0
0
Mustard
—
12
12
—
3
3
Sugar
—
23
23
-
0
0
Tea
—
33
33
—
0
0
Vinegar
1
17
18
1
1
2
Drugs
-
33
33
0
0
Other articles
1
164
165
0
5
5
Total
744
456
1200
8
10
18
TABLE II.
Drugs.
Examined.
Adulterated.
Nature of sample.
Formal.
Informal.
Total.
Formal.
Informal.
Total.
Camphorated oil
-
4
4
-
0
0
Epsom salts.
—
8
8
—
0
0
Iodine, tincture
—
8
8
—
0
0
Ointment, Zinc
—
9
9
—
0
0
Seidlitz powder
—
4
4
—
0
0
Total
—
33
33
—
0
0