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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 1962
[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 | 15 | 164 | 179 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Milk | 100 | 1 | 101 | — | — | — |
| Oatmeal | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Pease Pudding | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pudding and Cake Mix | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | — |
| Raising Powder | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Rice | 1 | 14 | 15 | — | — | — |
| Rice Pudding (Tinned) | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Sandwich Spread | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sardine and Tomato Paste | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sauces and Pickles | 3 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — |
| Sausages | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Soft Drinks and Powders | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Soups | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Spices and Condiments | 1 | 37 | 38 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Sugar Confectionery | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Sunny Spread | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | – |
| Tea | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Tomato Puree | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vegetables, Lamb and Liver | – | |||||
| (Tinned) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 124 | 293 | 417 | — | 3 | 3 |
Drugs.
| Nature of Sample | EXAMINED | ADULTERATED | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | – |
| Epsom Salt | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - |
| Glaubers Salts | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - |
| Nostroline | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | – |
| Totals | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | – |
Milk.
One hundred formal samples of milk were taken during the year,
Of the 100 samples, 21 were designated as "Channel Islands"
or " South Devon" milk, for which a higher minimum Perecentage
(viz., 4 per cent.) of milk fat content is provided for under arrangements
made between the producers and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Food. All of these samples were reported to be in conformity
with this standard, their average composition being : —
Milk fat 4.51 per cent.
Non-fatty solids 9.11
Total milk solids 13.62