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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The following tables give details of the articles of food of which samples were obtained for the purpose of analysis.
EXAMINED | ADULTERATED | |||||
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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 |