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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
Southwark 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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SCABIES ORDER 1941-1943.
Visits made by Sister Kingsmill - 208
Formal Notices served - 17
POOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938 - ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES
| Samples Examined | Adulterated | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | |
| Milk | 236 | 21 | 1 | |
| Condsensed Milk | - | 12 | - | |
| Dried Milk | 1 | 3 | - | |
| Graded Milk | - | 30 | - | - |
| Butter | 34 | 20 | - | - |
| Cheese | 5 | 6 | - | |
| Margarine | 12 | 18 | - | |
| Lard | 20 | 15 | - | - |
| Tea | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Coffee | 13 | 4 | - | - |
| Coffee Mixture & Essences | 12 | 10 | - | - |
| Cocoa | 18 | 20 | - | - |
| Sugar | 18 | 5 | - | - |
| Meat & Meat Products | 25 | 79 | 3 | 8 |
| Canned & potted Foods | 26 | 101 | - | - |
| Fruit & Vegetables (canned) etc . | 53 | 85 | - | - |
| Preserves, Jollies, Jams etc. | 79 | 43 | 1 | 1 |
| Cereals & Cereal preparations | 69 | 65 | 3 | 6 |
| Bread, Flour & Confectionery | 82 | 133 | 2 | 4 |
| Wines, Spirits & Beverages | 15 | 111 | 7 | 13 |
| Condiments, Spices, Sauces etc. | 120 | 190 | 4 | 4 |
| Drugs & Med. Preparations | 18 | 71 | 1 | 5 |
| Miscellaneous 3amples | 20 | 84 | - | 1 |
| Total | 901 | 1131 | 21 | 44 |
FOOD & DRUGS ACT 1958 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS .
DEFENDANT CAUSE OF PROCEEDINGS RESULT
Tyne Brand Products Selling Horse Radish Fined £10 and
Ltd., Salad Dressing 88 per £5.5.0d. Costs.
Fish Quay, cent deficient in oil.
North Shields.
William John Selling Gin 40 degrees Fined £10.
Hartwell, under proof.
"Albert Arms"
Public House,
1 Gladstone Street.
William Robert do. Dismissed under
Hartwell, Probation of
47 Kimberley Road, Offenders Act
Stockwell. S.W. on payment of
£1.1.0d. Costs.
Mrs.Ada G. Nelson, Selling Rum 42 degrees Fined £10.
"Castle" Public under proof.
House, 205 Old
Kent Road.
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