London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1956
[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 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bananas | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — |
| Biscuits | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Blancmange Powder | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Bread | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Butter | 29 | — | 29 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cake and Pudding Mixture | — | 29 | 29 | — | — | — |
| Cereal Preparations | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Cheese | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cider Vinegar | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Chocolate Spread | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Coffee | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Coffee and Chicory Essence | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Confectionery Flour | 8 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Confectionery Sugar | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Custard Powder ... | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Fish Paste | — | 26 | 26 | — | — | — |
| Flavourings | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Flour | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Foam Crystals | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Fruit, Dried | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| Fruit Preserving Tablets | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gelatine | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Glucose | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Golden Raising Powder | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Gravy Preparations | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Ice Cream | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| Jams and Preserves | 6 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Jelly | 15 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — |
| Junket Preparations | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Lard and other Fats | 15 | — | 15 | — | — | — |
| Meat Preparations:- | ||||||
| Beef, Minced | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Black Pudding | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Meat Paste | — | 34 | 34 | — | — | — |
| Meat Pies | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pork Brawn | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Rissole | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sausages | 21 | — | 21 | — | — | — |
| Sausage, Liver | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Sausage, Luncheon | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sausage Rolls | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Milk | 100 | — | 100 | — | — | — |
| Milk, Condensed | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Carried forward | 236 | 188 | 424 | 1 | — | 1 |