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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| Nature of Sample | Examined | Adulterated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Brought forward | 93 | 99 | 192 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Meat Preparations:- | ||||||
| Black Pudding | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Meat Paste | - | 13 | 13 | - | - | - |
| Meat Pies | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Pork Pies | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Veal and Ham Pie | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Sausages, Beef | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Sausages, Liver | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Sausages, Luncheon | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Sausages, Meat | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Sausages, Pork | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Sausage Rolls | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Milk | 100 | - | 100 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Mincemeat | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Mint | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Mustard | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Non-brewed Condiment | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Nutmeg, ground | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Olive Oil | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Peanut Butter | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pea Flour | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Peel, mixed | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Pepper-flavoured Compound | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pepper, White | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Pickles | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Raisins | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Saccharin Tablets | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Sage | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Sandwich Spread | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Sauces | 15 | 8 | 23 | - | - | - |
| Soft Drinks | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Soups, canned | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Soups, powder | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Spices and Condiments | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Stuffing | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Suet | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| Sultanas | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | |
| Tea | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Vinegar | 23 | - | 23 | - | - | - |
| Wine, British | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | -. |
| Yeast Extract | - | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| Yoghourt | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Totals | 291 | 158 | 449 | 7 | 4 | 11 |