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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The following tables give details of the articles of which samples were obtained for the purpose of analysis.
Nature of Sample | Examined | Adulterated | ||||
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Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
Almonds, Ground | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
Baking Powder | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
Barley Crystals | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
Blancmange Powder | – | 7 | 7 | – | – | – |
Bourn-Vita | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
Buns and Cakes, etc. | 14 | – | 14 | – | – | – |
Bun and Cake Mixture | – | 29 | 29 | – | 1 | 1 |
Butter | 10 | – | 10 | – | – | – |
Cereals | 9 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Chocolate, Drinking | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
Chocolate Spread | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
Cocoa | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
Coconut, Desiccated | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
Coffee | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – |
Coffee and Chicory | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
Coffee and Chicory Essence | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
Colouring Essences | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
Condiments | 1 | 12 | 13 | – | – | – |
Cooking Fat | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – |
Cordials | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – |
Custard Powder | – | 17 | 17 | – | – | – |
Dessert Powder | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
Dried Fruit | 3 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – |
Fish Cakes | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
Fish Paste | – | 44 | 44 | – | – | – |
Flavouring Essence | – | 21 | 21 | – | – | – |
Flour, Batter | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
Flour, Self-Raising | 8 | – | 8 | – | – | – |
Flour, Soya | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
Fruit Paste Cubes | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
Gelatine | – | 12 | 12 | – | – | – |
Ginger, Preserved | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
Golden Raising Powder | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
Gravy Preparations | – | 21 | 21 | – | 1 | 1 |
Ice Cream | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
Jam | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
Jelly | – | 8 | 8 | – | – | – |
Junket Powder | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
Carried forward | 57 | 225 | 282 | 1 | 4 | 5 |