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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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The following tables give details of the articles of food of which samples were obtained for the purpose of analysis.
| Nature of Sample | Examined | Adulterated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Baking Powder | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Barley Crystals | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bread | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Butter | 16 | — | 16 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cake and Pudding Mixture | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Cereal Preparations | 9 | 14 | 23 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cocoa | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Coconut, Desiccated | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Coconut, Sweetened | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Coffee | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Coffee and Chicory Essence | 8 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Confectionery Flour | 21 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — |
| Confectionery Sugar | 18 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Cream, double | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cream, single | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cream, tinned | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Custard Powder | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Fish Cakes | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fish Paste | 1 | 14 | 15 | — | — | — |
| Flavouring | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Fruit, tinned | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fruit Preserving Tablets | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Gelatine | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Ginger, ground | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Glucose | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Golden Raising Powder | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Gravy Preparations | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Ice Cream | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jam | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| Jelly | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Jelly Crystals | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Junket Preparations | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Lard | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Lemonade Crystals | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lemon Juice | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Marmalade | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mayonnaise | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Carried forward | 93 | 99 | 192 | 6 | 4 | 10 |