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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
Camberwell 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE "C." Percentages of Adulteration of Formal Samples during the past Five Years.
| Year. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Adulteration | 4.94 | 3.03 | 4.50 | 2.30 | 2.44 |
TABLE "D." Percentages of Adulteration of Formal Samples of Milk during the past Five Years.
| Year. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Adulteration | 2.41 | 1.58 | 2.04 | 0.98 | 1.57 |
Summary.
| Formal samples submitted for analysis | 941 |
| Informal samples submitted for analysis | 91 |
| Formal samples adulterated | 23 |
| Informal samples adulterated | 10 |
| Written cautions administered (Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928) | 9 |
| Written cautions administered (Merchandise Marks Act, 1926) | 4 |
| Summonses issued (Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928) | 15 |
| Summonses issued (Merchandise Marks Act, 1926) | 2 |
RESULT OF PROCEEDINGS.
| Act, Regulation or Order under which proceedings were taken. | Number of Summonses. | Fines. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928 | 15 | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Merchandise Marks Act, 1926 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Nutrition.
A diet sufficient in quantity, quality and variety is essential
for physical development and the maintenance of health. The
dissemination of knowledge of this subject forms part of the
activities of the Public Health Service, and in recent years a good
deal of attention has been given to this question in Camberwell.
Dietary suggestions for the expectant mother, and the child
are included in the Maternity and Child Welfare booklet which is
distributed from the Public Health Department.