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
Battersea 1948
[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.
| Nature of Sample | Examined | Adulterated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Bread | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Butter | 28 | — | 28 | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Coffee | 7 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Confectionery | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Flour, Self-Raising | 13 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — |
| Jam and Marmalade | 9 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Margarine | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Milk | 402 | — | 402 | — | — | — |
| Milk, Condensed | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Mince | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Sausages and Sausage Meat | 22 | 6 | 28 | — | — | — |
| Suet, Shredded | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | |
| Tea | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar:— Malt | 22 | 4 | 26 | — | — | — |
| Non-Brewed | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Spirit | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other Articles | 72 | 433 | 505 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 | 136 | 137 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 596 | 604 | 1,200 | 4 | 2 | 6 |