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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| Nature of Sample | EXAMINED | ADULTERATED | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Brought forward | 6 | 38 | 44 | - | - | - |
| Cheese Spread | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Chocolate Spread | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cochineal | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Cocoa | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Coconut, Desiccated | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Coffee and Chicory Essence | 3 | 6 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Confectionery, Sugar | 2 | 21 | 23 | - | - | - |
| Cordial | 2 | 14 | 16 | - | - | - |
| Cream | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Custard Powder | - | 12 | 12 | - | - | - |
| Essence of Anchovies | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Fish Paste | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Fish, Preserved | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Flavouring | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Flour | 2 | 8 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Fruit, Dried | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Fruit, Preserved | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Gelatine | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Golden Raising Powder | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Gravy Preparations | - | 14 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Ice Cream | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Jams and Preserves | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Jellies | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Junket Preparations | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Lard and other Fats | 5 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Meat, Preserved | 4 | 10 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Meat Paste | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Meat Pie | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Milk | 100 | - | 100 | — | — | — |
| Mint | - | 8 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Oil, Cooking | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Olive Oil | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Pea Flour | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Pickles | - | 7 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Pie Flling | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Rice | 1 | 10 | 11 | - | - | - |
| Sandwich Spread | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
| Sauces | 3 | 11 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Sausages | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Soft Drinks and Powders | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 1 | 15 | 16 | - | - | - | |
| Spaghetti | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Spices and Condiments | 1 | 27 | 28 | - | - | |
| - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | |
| Tea | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Vegetables, Preserved | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Vegetable Juice | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Vinegar | 1 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 146 | 290 | 436 | - | - | - |