[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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During the year 1955 there were notified 47 cases of poliomyelitis, and in forty of these the diagnosis was confirmed The following table and diagram show the position since 1946.

Date	No Notified		No Confirmed		Paralytic	Non-paralytic

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Table 1 Deposit

	HIGHGATE WEST HILL		CAMDEN ROAD		GLOUCESTER AVENUE
	1954	1955	1954	1955	1954	1955

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Table II Sulphur

	HIGHGATE WEST HILL		CAMDEN ROAD		GLOUCESTER AVENUE
	1954	1955	1954	1955	1954	1955

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The number of visits paid by our nurses during the past five years is as follows:-

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Meals are supplied to old people in their homes through the medium of the Invalid meals for London The St Pancras Association for the Care of the Aged makes a grant of 1s, 2d for every meal so supplied The number of meals has varied around a figure of 9,000 a year and for the last five years is as follows:-

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This scheme has increased 0ver the years, as is shown in the following table of the number of vouchers Granted free to those who need them on the above grounds.

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It has been the policy of the St. Pancras Association for the Care of the Aged to provide a wireless set to old persons who are to some extent housebound 0r are living alone 39 such sets were supplied in 1955. The following table shows the number for each year:-

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Progress over the years is shown in the following table

	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955

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The number of persons sent away each year was as follows: -

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The following table shows the sum received year by year.

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REGISTRARS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS. St. Pancras Town Hall, Euston Road, N.W.1. Superintendent Registrar: John M. Lander. Deputy Superintendent Registrar: Henry J. Millichap.

St, Pancras Sub-District	Registrar	Day and Hour of fixed Attendance

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Marriages The following table shows the number of marriages which have taken place in the Borough since 1939, and the marriage rates for those years.

Year	C.of E.	R.C.	Chapels	Superintendent Registrar's Office.	Total Marriages	Estimated Population	Marriage Rate per 1,000 Population

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Maternity and child Welfare Centres

	Telephone

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nursing Associations

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Hospitals

Name and Address of Hospital	Telephone Number	Authority under which functioning	Number of Beds

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School Treatment Centres in St, Pancras (By appointment only Application in first instance to Divisional Treatment Organiser.)

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Ambulance Facilities In accordance with the provisions of the National Health Service Act, 1946, the London County Council, as the local health authority for the Administrative County of London, provides the following ambulance services free of charge:-

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Climatological Summary, Tear 1955 Station, Camden Square, N.W.I. - Lat. 51° 33' N. Long.0° 8' W.

	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December

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Total Rainfall.

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STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1955 Population The civilian population, as estimated by the Registrar-General, mid-1955, was 134,500. Comparable estimates for preceding years are set out on page 12.

	M.	F.	Total	Rate per 1,000 of estimated population

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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION - 1955

Causes of death	Ages - Both Sexes
	Under 1 year	1 and under 5	5-14	15-24	25-44	45-64	65-74	75-	Totals
	Under 1 year	1 and under 5	5-14	15-24	25-44	45-64	65-74	75-	M	F

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DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE - 1955 from stated causes with age distribution

Cause of death	Age
	Under 1 day	1 day to 1 week	1-2 weeks	2-3 weeks	3-4 weeks	Total under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 3 months	3-6 months	6-9 months	9-12 months	Total deaths under 1 year
	Under 1 day	1 day to 1 week	1-2 weeks	2-3 weeks	3-4 weeks	Total under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 3 months	3-6 months	6-9 months	9-12 months	M.	F.

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Death Rates of Infants under 1 year of age

Year	Legitmate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births	Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 Illegitimate live births	All infants per 1,000 live births	All infants. Death rates comparison
Year	Legitmate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births	Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 Illegitimate live births	All infants per 1,000 live births	London Administrative County	England and Wales

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Vital Statistics of St. Pancras since 1920

Year	Population estimated at middle o f each year	Nett Registered live births belonging to the borough		Nett deaths belonging to the borough
		Nett Registered live births belonging to the borough		At all, ages		Under 1 year of age		Under 4 weeks
		Number	Rate per 1,000 of estimated population	Number	Rate per 1,000 of estimated population	Number	Rate per 1,000 nett live births	Number	Rate per 1,000 nett live births

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Still Births, Illegitimate Births, and Deaths of Illegitimate Children

Year	Still Births		Illegitimate Births		Deaths of Illegitimate Children
	Still Births		Illegitimate Births		Under 1 year		Under 4 weeks
	Number (Illegitimates in brackets)	Bate per 1,000 births(llve and still	Number	Rate per cent, of live births	Number	Rate per 1,000 Illegit imate births	Number	Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate births

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Maternal Mortality in Borough of St. Pancras in 1955

Cause of Death	Ages							Conditions
Cause of Death	15-20	20-25	25-30	30-35	35-40	40-45	45 and upward	Married	Single	Widowed

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Deaths from Puerperal Causes during 1955 and preceding years

Year	Sepsis	Other Causes	Total	Rate per 1,000 live and still Births
Year	Sepsis	Other Causes	Total	Sepsis	Other Causes	Total

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Deaths from Cancer of St. Pancras Residents during 1955

Situation of Disease	Ages										Totals
Situation of Disease	0-15	15-20	20-25	25-35	35-45	45-55	55-65	65-75	75-85	85 and up	M.	F.

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The following table shows the number of deaths of st. Pancras persons from certain diseases during the years 1920 to 1955 -

Year	Cancer	Tuberculosis	Heart Disease	Pneumonia (all forms)	Bronchitis	Population

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Deaths from Tuberculosis of St. Pancras Residents during 1955

Situation of Disease	Under 1 year		1-2 years		2-5 years		5-10 years		10-15 years		15-20 years		20-25 years		25-35 years		35-45 years		45-55 years		55-65 years		65-75 years		75 and upwards		Total
Situation of Disease	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M	F.

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NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1955 (with 1954 comparison) Showing number of revised diagnoses

Disease	Notifications						Diagnosis Subsequently revised
	Under 1		1 and over		Totals		Diagnosis Subsequently revised
	1955	1954	1955	1954	1955	1954	1955	1954

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Notification of Infectious Diseases since 1926

Population	216,800	213,200	206,000	204,400	204,400	195,600	194,000	190,900	187,540	185,300	183,900	181,900	179,400	167,300	133,200	103,770	105,900	108,640	105,780	111,400	129,410	136,700	140,200	141,330	141,300	139,100	139,600	138,400	136,400	134,500
	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955

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Particulars of the cases, deaths and incidence and mortality rates of Measles since 1926 are given in the following table:-

Estimated population	Year	Cases				Deaths
Estimated population	Year	Under 1 year	Over 1 year	Total	Incidence rate per 1,000 population	Under 1 year	1-5 years	5-15 years	Adults		Total	Mortality rate per 1,000 cases

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Number of Primary notifications

	0 to 1	1 to 5	5 to 10	10 to 15	15 to 20	20 to 25	25 to 35	35 to 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 and upwards	Total

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Number obtained from Special Death Reports and by Transfer from otherdistricti

	0 to 1	1 to 5	5 tb 10	10 to 15	15 to 20	20 to 24	25 to 35	35 t o 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 and upwards	Total

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Number of deaths of Tuberculous patients

	0 to 1	1 to 5	5 to 10	10 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and up	Totals

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The following table gives particulars of the prevalence and fatality of this disease during the past 17 years:-

Year	Estimated Population	Notifications			Notification Rate per 1,000 population			Deaths			Death Rate per 1,000 population
Year	Estimated Population	Pulmonary	Other forms	All forms	Pulmonary	Other forms	All forms	Pulmonary	Other forms	All forms	Pulmonary	Other forms	All forms

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Tuberculosis Register The following table gives a summary of the changes in the register during the year 1955:-

	Pulmonary	Non-Pulmonary	Total

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This work is carried out by either Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, or the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, 23, Queen Square, W.C. 1.

	Positive	Negative	Total

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CLEANSING AND DISINFESTJNG Cleansing The number of attendances at the Council's Public Health Annexe during the year was as follows- (1) Scabies

	Men	Women	Children under 5	Schoolchildren	Total 1955	Total 1954

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(2) Verminous Conditions

	Men	Women	Children under 5	Schoolchildren	Total 1955	Total 1954

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Disinfesting Figures set out below show the number of houses, rooms, etc., dealt with after infectious diseases or following complaints of vermin:-

Cause	Number of Cases	Sprayed and Fumigated
Cause	Number of Cases	Number of Rooms and Contents	Rooms only	Contents only

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The following table gives a summary of this branch of the work of the department during the past nine years.

	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955

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The above police court proceedings were taken under the following statutes or regulations -

	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955

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CLOSING AND DEMOLITION ORDERS The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year in regard to unfit basement and other rooms -

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In addition 300 cases were referred to me hy the Borough Council's Housing Department during the year and my recommendations were as follows:-

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MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURT The following table shows the work undertaken during the year, with, in brackets, the corresponding figures for 1954-

Resident and died in St. Pancras Died in St. Pancras, Resident elsewhere Resident in St. Pancras, died elsewhere Resident and died elsewhere	Post-Mortem Examinations	Received for Viewing or Convenience only	Total

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PREVENTION OP DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949 Details of the work carried out during the year in respect of rats and mice are given in the following table:-

	Premises
	Private	Business	Total

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The source of information and action taken are shown in the following table:-

Reported by	No of cases	ACTION TAKEN
Reported by	No of cases	Voluntarily removed to hospital or Institution	Kept under observation at home together with the provision of various types of help	Deceased

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J £587 17s. Od was&lt; recovered from the following sources;-

	£	s.	d

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NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948 Section 50

Year	No. of burials	Gross Cost						Reimbursement obtained							Net cost to Council
Year	No. of burials	Amounts			Average per burial			Amounts			Average per burial			Percentage of initial outlay	Amounts			Average per burial			Percentage of gross cost

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The following table summarises the work that has been carried out during the year:-

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Particulars of inspections and other work carried out by the Factory Inspectors during 1955 are given in the following table:-

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Intimation Notices served relating to	Statutes under which served
Intimation Notices served relating to	Factories Act, 1937	Public Health (London) Act, 1936	Food and Drugs Act.1938

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Part 1 of the Act 1. Inspections, etc*

Pr emises	Number on Register	Number of
Pr emises	Number on Register	Inspections	Written Notices	Occupier Prosecuted

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2. Cases in which defects were found

Particulars	Found	Remedied	Referred		Number of prosecutions
Particulars	Found	Remedied	To H.M. Inspector	By H.M. Inspector	Number of prosecutions

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During 1955 no less than 811 people were on the register, employed in the following trades-

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The number employed in the Borough during each year since 1950 was as follows -

Year	Number

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The following table shows the number of visits paid in 1955 and each year for the previous five years and a resume of the action taken

Year	Visits	DEFAULTS
Year	Visits	*Failure to supply list	Premises in an unwholesome condition

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Particulars of the inspections carried out by the Council's Pood Inspectors during 1955 are given in the following table:-

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FOOD SAMPLING Chemical Examination 808 samples (178 formal and 630 informal) were taken during 1955 and sent to the Public Analyst for chemical examination, of which four formal and six informal were found to be unsatisfactory. Details of the nature of all samples are shown in the following table -

	Formal		Informal
	Genuine	Unsatisfactory	Genuine	Unsatisfactory

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The 37 samples of ice-cream marked * above showed a fat content as follows:-

Pat content per cent	Number of samples	Percentage of total samples

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Details of the samples are given in the following table:-

	T T (Past,)		Past.		Ster.		H.T.		Totals
	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory

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The following table shows the detailed results of these examinations for the year 1955 and preceding years. -

	1951		1952		1953		1954		1955
	Samples	%	Samples	%	Samples	%	Samples	%	Samples	%

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS The following 10 prosecutions were undertaken during 1955 under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938 -

No.	Court and Date of Hear ing	Offence	Result of Proceedings
No.	Court and Date of Hear ing	Offence	Fines			Cost

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65 tables in this report

During the year 1955 there were notified 47 cases of poliomyelitis, and in forty of these the diagnosis was confirmed The following table and diagram show the position since 1946.

Table 1 Deposit

Table II Sulphur

The number of visits paid by our nurses during the past five years is as follows:-

This scheme has increased 0ver the years, as is shown in the following table of the number of vouchers Granted free to those who need them on the above grounds.

It has been the policy of the St. Pancras Association for the Care of the Aged to provide a wireless set to old persons who are to some extent housebound 0r are living alone 39 such sets were supplied in 1955. The following table shows the number for each year:-

Progress over the years is shown in the following table

The number of persons sent away each year was as follows: -

The following table shows the sum received year by year.

REGISTRARS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS. St. Pancras Town Hall, Euston Road, N.W.1. Superintendent Registrar: John M. Lander. Deputy Superintendent Registrar: Henry J. Millichap.

Marriages The following table shows the number of marriages which have taken place in the Borough since 1939, and the marriage rates for those years.

Maternity and child Welfare Centres

nursing Associations

Hospitals

School Treatment Centres in St, Pancras (By appointment only Application in first instance to Divisional Treatment Organiser.)

Ambulance Facilities In accordance with the provisions of the National Health Service Act, 1946, the London County Council, as the local health authority for the Administrative County of London, provides the following ambulance services free of charge:-

Climatological Summary, Tear 1955 Station, Camden Square, N.W.I. - Lat. 51° 33' N. Long.0° 8' W.

Total Rainfall.

STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1955 Population The civilian population, as estimated by the Registrar-General, mid-1955, was 134,500. Comparable estimates for preceding years are set out on page 12.

CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION - 1955

DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE - 1955 from stated causes with age distribution

Death Rates of Infants under 1 year of age

Vital Statistics of St. Pancras since 1920

Still Births, Illegitimate Births, and Deaths of Illegitimate Children

Maternal Mortality in Borough of St. Pancras in 1955

Deaths from Puerperal Causes during 1955 and preceding years

Deaths from Cancer of St. Pancras Residents during 1955

The following table shows the number of deaths of st. Pancras persons from certain diseases during the years 1920 to 1955 -

Deaths from Tuberculosis of St. Pancras Residents during 1955

NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1955 (with 1954 comparison) Showing number of revised diagnoses

Notification of Infectious Diseases since 1926

Particulars of the cases, deaths and incidence and mortality rates of Measles since 1926 are given in the following table:-

Number of Primary notifications

Number obtained from Special Death Reports and by Transfer from otherdistricti

Number of deaths of Tuberculous patients

The following table gives particulars of the prevalence and fatality of this disease during the past 17 years:-

Tuberculosis Register The following table gives a summary of the changes in the register during the year 1955:-

This work is carried out by either Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, or the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, 23, Queen Square, W.C. 1.

CLEANSING AND DISINFESTJNG Cleansing The number of attendances at the Council's Public Health Annexe during the year was as follows- (1) Scabies

(2) Verminous Conditions

Disinfesting Figures set out below show the number of houses, rooms, etc., dealt with after infectious diseases or following complaints of vermin:-

The following table gives a summary of this branch of the work of the department during the past nine years.

The above police court proceedings were taken under the following statutes or regulations -

CLOSING AND DEMOLITION ORDERS The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year in regard to unfit basement and other rooms -

In addition 300 cases were referred to me hy the Borough Council's Housing Department during the year and my recommendations were as follows:-

MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURT The following table shows the work undertaken during the year, with, in brackets, the corresponding figures for 1954-

PREVENTION OP DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949 Details of the work carried out during the year in respect of rats and mice are given in the following table:-

The source of information and action taken are shown in the following table:-

J £587 17s. Od was&amp;lt; recovered from the following sources;-

NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948 Section 50

The following table summarises the work that has been carried out during the year:-

Particulars of inspections and other work carried out by the Factory Inspectors during 1955 are given in the following table:-

Part 1 of the Act 1. Inspections, etc*

2. Cases in which defects were found

During 1955 no less than 811 people were on the register, employed in the following trades-

The number employed in the Borough during each year since 1950 was as follows -

The following table shows the number of visits paid in 1955 and each year for the previous five years and a resume of the action taken

Particulars of the inspections carried out by the Council's Pood Inspectors during 1955 are given in the following table:-

FOOD SAMPLING Chemical Examination 808 samples (178 formal and 630 informal) were taken during 1955 and sent to the Public Analyst for chemical examination, of which four formal and six informal were found to be unsatisfactory. Details of the nature of all samples are shown in the following table -

The 37 samples of ice-cream marked * above showed a fat content as follows:-

Details of the samples are given in the following table:-

The following table shows the detailed results of these examinations for the year 1955 and preceding years. -

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS The following 10 prosecutions were undertaken during 1955 under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938 -

J £587 17s. Od was< recovered from the following sources;-