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 1958
[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 | |
| Almonds | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Baking Powder | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Batter Mixture | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Bovril | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bread | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Butter | 21 | _ | 21 | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Cake and Pudding Mixture | — | 28 | 28 | — | — | — |
| Caraway Seeds | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cereal Preparations | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | —- |
| Cheese Spread | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Chicken, Minced | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Chocolate Spread | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Coconut | _ | 6 | 6 | _ | _ | — |
| Coffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Coffee and Chicory Essence | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Colouring | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Confectionery, Flour | 13 | — | 13 | — | — | — |
| Confectionery, Sugar | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Custard Powder | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Fish Paste | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| flavouring | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Flour | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Fruit, Dried | 9 | — | 9 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Fruit, Preserved | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gelatine | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Glucose Tablets | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Golden Raising Powder | — | 4 | 4 | — | ,— | — |
| Gravy Preparations | _ | 9 | 9 | _ | _ | — |
| Herbs, Mixed | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Honeycomb Mould | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Ice Cream | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Instant Whip | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| James and Preparations | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Jellies and Blancmanges | 6 | 13 | 19 | — | — | — |
| Junket Preparations | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Lard and other Fats | 14 | — | 14 | — | — | — |
| Margarine | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mayonnaise | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Meat Preparations:— | ||||||
| frankfurters | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Meat Paste | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Meat Pie | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Sausages | 21 | — | 21 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Sausage, Liver | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sausage Meat | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sausage Rolls | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Milk | 93 | — | 93 | — | — | — |
| Carried forward | 199 | 179 | 378 | 4 | — | 4 |