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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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| Nature of Sample | EXAMINED | ADULTERATED | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Brought forward | 194 | 136 | 330 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Pickles | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Risatto | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sandwich Spread | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Sauces | 6 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — |
| Sausages | 19 | 1 | 20 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Soft Drinks and Powder | 7 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — |
| Soups | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Spaghetti | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
| Spices and Condiments | 6 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — |
| Stuffing | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | |
| Tea | 7 | 1 | 8 | - | — | — |
| Vegetables, Preserved | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Vegetable Juice | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Vinegar | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Wines | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 255 | 181 | 436 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
The following table gives details of the drugs of which sampleswere obtained for the purpose of analysis : —
| EXAMINED | ADULTERATED | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Sample | Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total |
| Boracic Acid | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | — | |
| Glycerine | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Liquid Paraffin | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Ointment, Sulphur | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Salts | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | - |
| Soda, Bicarbonate of | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | - |
| Totals | 1 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — |
Adulterated Samples.
One informal sample and one formal sample of Golden Raising
Powder were found to be deficient in available carbon di-oxide to
extent of 40 per cent. Upon investigation, it was found that the
commodity had been in the retailer's shop for two years. Following a
representation to the retailer, the stock was withdrawn from sale.
Four formal samples of sausages and preserved meat were found
to contain a lower percentage of meat than what is generally agreed
they should contain. As there is no statutory requirement in this matter,
action was taken by cautioning the manufacturers.