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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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A total of 479 samples of food and drugs were purchased and submitted to the Borough Analyst for chemical analysis during the year. 264 were formal samples and 215 were informal.
| Article | Number of Samples purchased |
|---|---|
| Batter Mix | 2 |
| Bread | 2 |
| Butter | 2 |
| Cereals | 2 |
| Cheese | 5 |
| Cocoa | 1 |
| Coffee | 6 |
| Condiments | 9 |
| Cooking Fat, Oil, Dripping and Suet | 15 |
| Cream, fresh and tinned | 8 |
| Curry Powder | 1 |
| Custard Powder | 1 |
| Drugs and Medical Preparations | 24 |
| Essences and Flavourings | 11 |
| Fish, fresh, tinned and preserved | 6 |
| Flour | 5 |
| Fruit, dried, tinned and fresh | 9 |
| Herbs and Spices | 6 |
| Ice Cream | 1 |
| Jams and Preserves | 12 |
| Jellies | 2 |
| Margarine | 2 |
| Meat and Meat Preparations | 50 |
| Milk | 161 |
| Milk, Evaporated and Condensed | 6 |
| Olive Oil | 4 |
| Pearl Barley | 1 |
| Puddings | 6 |
| Rice | 5 |
| Sandwich Spread | 1 |
| Sauces | 13 |
| Soft Drinks and Cordials | 30 |
| Soups | 11 |
| Spaghetti | 1 |
| Sugar | 4 |
| Sweets and Confectionery | 19 |
| Tea | 5 |
| Vegetables, tinned and dried | 17 |
| Vitamin Tablets and Preparations | 9 |
| Wines and Spirits | 1 |
| Yoghurt | 3 |
| 479 |