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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 1950
[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 | |
| Brought forward | 57 | 225 | 282 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Lard | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Lemon Barley Water | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Lemonade Crystals | – | 10 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Margarine | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Meat Preparations : — | ||||||
| Black Pudding | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Meat Paste | – | 36 | 36 | – | – | – |
| Meat Pies | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| Meat and Vegetable Extract | – | 6 | 6 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Sausages | 18 | 2 | 20 | – | – | – |
| Sausage Meat | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Milk | 462 | – | 462 | – | – | – |
| Milk, Condensed | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Mincemeat | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Mineral Waters | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Molasses | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oil, Olive | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 |
| Pea Flour | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Pickles and Sauces | 1 | 33 | 34 | – | – | – |
| Pudding Mixture | 1 | 20 | 20 | – | 2 | 2 |
| Rennet | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Soup, Canned | – | 19 | 19 | – | – | – |
| Soup, Packet | – | 12 | 12 | – | – | – |
| Spices | – | 32 | 32 | – | – | – |
| Stuffing | – | 8 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Suet, Shredded | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| Sweets | 7 | – | 7 | – | – | – |
| Tablets : — | ||||||
| Thirst Quenchers | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Saccharin | – | 17 | 17 | – | – | – |
| Tea | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Vinegar, Malt | 18 | – | 18 | – | – | – |
| Vinegar, Non-Brewed | 4 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 1 |
| Wines, Non-Alcoholic | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Yoghourt | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Drugs (see following table) | 1 | 176 | 177 | – | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 595 | 605 | 1,200 | 3 | 9 | 12 |