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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| Nature of Sample | Examined | Adulterated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Apple Pulp | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Arrowroot | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Baking Powder | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Beverages | 16 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — |
| Bun & Cake Mixture | 1 | 28 | 29 | — | — | — |
| Cereal Preparations | 4 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Chewing Gum | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Coffee and Chicory Essences | 1 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Cooking Compound | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cooking Fat | 15 | — | 15 | — | — | — |
| Custard Powder | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Fish Paste | — | 45 | 45 | — | — | — |
| Flavouring Essence | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | — |
| Fru-Bar | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fruit, Dried | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| Gelatine | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | — |
| Golden Raising Powder | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Gravy Preparations | — | 21 | 21 | — | — | — |
| Jelly | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lemon Crystals | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Meat Preparations- | ||||||
| Black Pudding | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Meat Extract | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| „ Paste | — | 44 | 44 | — | — | — |
| „ Pie | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| Meat and Vegetable Cubes | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Mustard Preparations | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Oils, Edible— | ||||||
| Olive Oil | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tea Seed Oil | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pastries, Jam Tarts | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pea Flour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pickles and Sauces | 13 | 45 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pudding Mixture | — | 21 | 21 | — | — | — |
| Rissoles | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soup, Canned | — | 21 | 21 | — | — | — |
| „ Packet | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | — |
| Soya Flour | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Spices & Condiments | — | 71 | 71 | — | — | — |
| Tablets— | ||||||
| Fruit Preserving | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Malted | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Saccharin | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Table Dessert | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vegetable Extract | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Total | 72 | 433 | 505 | 1 | 1 | 2 |