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
Beddington and Wallington 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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The following table gives details of the samples obtained within this district during the year:—
| Articles. | Analysed. | Adulterated. | Prosecutions. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | ||
| Baking Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Butter | — | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cakes | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Coffee | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Coffee & Chicory Essence | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Coffee & Chicory Extract | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Cooking Fat | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Curry Powder | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Dates | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Gelatine | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ginger, Ground | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Ice-Cream | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jam | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Margarine | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Meat & Vegetable Stew (Canned) | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Milk | 16 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — |
| Mincemeat | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mince Pies | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pickles | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Salad Cream & Mayonnaise | — | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sausage Meat | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Soup, canned | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tea | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Whisky | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Camphorated Oil | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cod Liver Oil | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Iodine, Tincture of | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Mercury Ointment (Dilute) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Sulphur Ointment | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 17 | 95 | 112 | — | 9 | 9 | — |