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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 1951
[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 | 73 | 249 | 322 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Lard | 7 | – | 7 | – | – | – |
| Lemonade Crystals | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Lozenges, Peppermint | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Meat Preparations:— | ||||||
| Black Puddings | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Faggots | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Hog's Pudding | 1 | – | 1 | – | — | – |
| Meat Extract | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Meat Paste ... ; | – | 42 | 42 | – | – | – |
| Meat Pie | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | |
| Meat and Veg. | ||||||
| Cubes | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sausage Meat | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sausage Roll | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sausages, Beef | 4 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – |
| „ Liver | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Luncheon | 4 | 3 | 7 | – | – | – |
| „ Pork ... | 4 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 1 |
| Milk | 428 | – | 428 | 1 | – | 1 |
| Mincemeat | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oatmeal | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oil, Olive | 3 | 3 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Pea Flour | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Pease Pudding | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Peel, Mixed | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Pickles | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Pudding Mixture ... | – | 10 | 10 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Rennet Essence | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sauces | 1 | 26 | 27 | – | – | – |
| Soup, Canned | – | 16 | 16 | – | – | – |
| „ Packet | – | 14 | 14 | – | – | – |
| Soya Flour ... | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Spices | – | 29 | 29 | – | – | – |
| Spread | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Stuffing | – | 10 | 10 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Sun-Choc | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Tablets:— | ||||||
| Fruit Preserving... | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Saccharin | – | 20 | 20 | – | – | – |
| Tea Substitute | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Vinegar | 17 | – | 17 | – | – | – |
| Wines, British | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | |
| Yeast Extract | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Yoghourt | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Drugs (see following table) | – | 179 | 179 | – | – | – |
| Totals | 557 | 643 | 1,200 | 6 | 12 | 18 |