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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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| Nature of sample. | Examined. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | |
| 8 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | |
| 44 | 0 |
| Nature of sample. | Examined. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Almonds, ground | 4 | 0 |
| Cakes, sponge | 13 | 0 |
| Cooking fat | 1 | 0 |
| Dripping | 4 | 0 |
| Fish, canned | 8 | 0 |
| „ paste | 12 | 0 |
| Fruits, dried | 16 | 0 |
| Honey | 6 | 0 |
| prepared | 2 | 0 |
| Jelly, table | 30 | 0 |
| Meat paste | 4 | 0 |
| Mustard compound | 2 | 0 |
| Olive oil | 8 | 0 |
| Peel, candied, mixed | 4 | 0 |
| Pepper | 12 | 0 |
| Pickles | 4 | 0 |
| Powder, blancmange | 4 | 0 |
| „ custard | 14 | 0 |
| Rice | 12 | 0 |
| Spice, mixed | 4 | 0 |
| Sponge mixture | 4 | 0 |
| Suet, shredded | 4 | 0 |
| Vegetables, tinned | 4 | 0 |
| Wines, non-alcoholic | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 180 | 0 |
Adulterated Samples.
The total number of samples certified by the Public Analyst
to be adulterated, or not to comply with the requirements of the
various Orders or Regulations, was 8, all of which were formal
samples of milk. (See following pages.)