London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Holborn 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Food Sampling
A total of 484 samples of food and drugs were purchased and submitted to the
Borough Analyst for chemical analysis during the year. 276 were formal samples and
208 were informal.
Article
Number of
Samples purchased
Baking Powder 2
Batter Mix 1
Bread 2
Butter 2
Cheese 1
Coffee 5
Condiments 12
Cooking Fat, Oil, Dripping and Suet 14
Cream, fresh and tinned 10
Curry Powder 4
Custard Powder 4
Desiccated Coconut 2
Drugs and Medical Preparations 3
Essences and Flavourings 20
Fish, fresh, tinned and preserved 10
Flour 7
Fruit, dried, tinned and fresh 16
Honey 2
Ice Cream 5
Jams and Preserves 8
Jellies 7
Lemon Juice 1
Margarine 3
Meat and Meat Preparations 45
Milk 162
Milk, Evaporated and Condensed 7
Milk Shake Ingredients 4
Oatmeal 1
Olive Oil 3
Pearl Barley 1
Puddings 2
Rice 10
Sandwich Spread 3
Sauces 11
Semolina 3
Soft Drinks and Cordials 25
Soups 10
Spaghetti 1
Sugar 1
Sweets and Confectionery 17
Tapioca 2
Tomato Juice, Paste, Puree and Ketchup 3
Vegetables, tinned and dried 17
Vitamin Tablets and Preparations 10
Wines and Spirits 4
Yogurt 1
484