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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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The quantities surrendered during the war years are as following
| Meat and fish. | Other foodstuffs. | T otal. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | |
| 1939 | 433 | 23 | 456 |
| 1940 | 450 | 143 | 593 |
| 1941 | 165 | 205 | 370 |
| 1942 | 632 | 1,928 | 2,500 |
| 1943 | 1,138 | 1,972 | 3,110 |
| 1944 | 1,705 | 3,277 | 4,983 |
| 1945 | 3,254 | 942 | 4,196 |
The general policy has been to dispose of unsound foods by using
them as animal or poultry food largely through the Ministry of Food
Salvage Organisation.
Public Analyst's Report.
The following tables indicate the amount of sampling which was undertaken during the war years, together with a full statement of the samples taken during the year 1945:—
| 1939. | 1940. | 1941. | 1942. | 1943. | 1944. | 1945. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk. Number of samples: | |||||||
| Formal | 48 | 43 | 54 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 |
| Informal | 3 | _ | — | .— | 1 | —. | .— |
| Number adulterated or deteriorated : Formal | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Informal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prosecutions | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Convictions | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Other Foods. Number of samples: | |||||||
| Formal | 30 | 132 | 97 | 133 | 113 | 117 | 114 |
| Informal | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | I | — | 2 |
| Number adulterated or deteriorated: Formal | 2 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 6 |
| Informal | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Prosecutions | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Convictions | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 |