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 1960
[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.
| EXAMINED | ADULTERATED | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Sample | Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total |
| Baking Powder | 1 | 3 | 4 | _ | _ | _ |
| Batter Mixture | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Beans in Tomato Sauce | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Bread Crumbs | _ | 3 | 3 | _ | _ | _ |
| Butter | 7 | 1 | 8 | _ | _ | _ |
| Cake and Pudding Mixture | 7 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — |
| Cereal Preparations | 7 | 12 | 19 | — | — | |
| Cheese Spread | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Chocolate Spread | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Chocolate, Drinking | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Coconut, Desiccated | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Coconut Ice | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
| Coffee and Chicory Essence | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Confectionery, Sugar | 6 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Cream | 1 | 1 | 2 | ___ | _ | _ |
| Custard Powder | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Essence of Anchovies | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fish Paste | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Fish, Preserved | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Flavouring | — | 5 | 5 | - | — | — |
| Flour | 1 | 6 | 7 | _ | — | — |
| Fruit, Dried | 6 | 3 | 9 | _ | — | — |
| Fruit, Preserved | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | |
| Gelatine | - | 2 | 2 | _ | - | _ |
| Golden Raising Powder | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Glucose Drink | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Gravy Preparations | 9 | 9 | — | — | ||
| Herbs, Mixed | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | — | — |
| Honey | 1 | 1 | 2 | _ | - | _ |
| Ice Cream | — | — | — | — | ||
| James and Preserves | 6 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — |
| Jellies | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Junket Preparations | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Lard and other Fats | 7 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Meat, Preserved | 20 | 4 | 24 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Meat Paste | _ | 3 | 3 | - | - | _ |
| Milk | 100 | 1 | 101 | _ | _ | — |
| Mint | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Nuts | 1 | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | _ |
| Oil, Cooking | 1 | - | 1 | _ | _ | |
| Olive oil | - | 4 | 4 | _ | _ | _ |
| Pea Flour | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | |
| Peanut Butter | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Carried forward | 194 | 136 | 330 | 3 | 4 | |