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
Holborn 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Food Sampling A total of 482 samples of food and drugs were purchased and submitted to the Borough Analyst for chemical analysis during the year. 229 were formal samples and 253 were informal.
| Article | Number of Samples purchased |
|---|---|
| Baking Powder | 1 |
| Batter Mix | 1 |
| Beer | 1 |
| Bread | 1 |
| Butter | 4 |
| Cheese | 7 |
| Cocoa | 1 |
| Coffee | 6 |
| Condiments | 14 |
| Cooking Fat, Oil, Dripping and Suet | 12 |
| Cream, fresh and tinned | 15 |
| Curry Powder | 2 |
| Custard Powder | 2 |
| Desiccated Coconut | 4 |
| Drugs and Medical Preparations | 3 |
| Essences and Flavourings | 12 |
| Fish, fresh, tinned and preserved | 21 |
| Flour | 6 |
| Fruit, dried, tinned and fresh | 4 |
| Honey | 2 |
| Ice Cream | 4 |
| Jams and Preserves | 10 |
| Jellies | 4 |
| Lemon Juice | 2 |
| Maple Syrup | 1 |
| Margarine | 6 |
| Meat and Meat Preparations | 39 |
| Milk | 158 |
| Milk, Evaporated and Condensed | 7 |
| Milk Shake Ingredients | 5 |
| Oatmeal | 2 |
| Olive Oil | 2 |
| Puddings | 3 |
| Rice | 9 |
| Sandwich Spread | 8 |
| Sauces | 12 |