Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Samples of | Total Samples | Genuine | Not Genuine | Prosecutions | Convictions |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brought Forward | 724 | 711 | 9 | — | — |
Tapioca | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Tea | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Teaseed Oil | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Tinned Meat | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Toffee, Caramel | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Throat Sweets | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Tomato Puree | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Tomato Soup | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Tomato Ketchup | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Treacle Minto | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Veal Loaf | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Vegetables, Mixed | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Vegetable, Salad | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Vinegar, Non-Brewed | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Vinegar, Malt | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Whalemeat Steak Casserole | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Worcester Sauce | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Whiskey | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
Yeast Extract Concentrated | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Yeast Tablets | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Totals | 760 | 750 | 10 | — | — |
Result of Analysis of Milk Samples.
Solids Not Fat (Legal standard is 8.5%)*
8.28 | 8.38 | 8.4 | 8.5* | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | ||
1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 67 | 130 | 81 | 44 | 9 | ||
Milk Fat (Legal standard is 3%) | ||||||||||
3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | ||
12 | 32 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 38 | 21 | 10 | 1 | ||
4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4-8 | 4.9 | ||||
2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total samples of milk: 340
The samples of Milk for analysis were obtained as follows:—
Taken on Milk Rounds | 260 |
,, at Dairies | 55 |
,, at Institutions | 13 |
,, at Local Farms | 10 |
,, at Schools | 2 |
340 | |
Average composition of Milk Samples:— | |
Solids not fat | 8.73% |
Milk Fat | 3.55% |