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Southwark 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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REPORT OP PUBLIC ANALYST j ANALYSES OP SAMPLES - POOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938.
| Samples Examined. | Aduleteratod etc. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P0rmal | Informal | Formal | Informal | |
| Milk | 241 | 12 | 1 | - |
| Designated Milk | - | 37 | - | 5 |
| Condensed Milk | - | 13 | - | |
| Butter, Margarine, Lard | 57 | 69 | - | - |
| Meat oc Pish Preparations | 96 | 146 | 3 | 10 |
| Flour & Cereal Preparations | 132 | 160 | 2 | 8 |
| Tea, Coffee, & Cocoa | 63 | 62 | 2 | 2 |
| Vinegar | 19 | 34 | - | 1 |
| Sweets & Chocolate | 49 | 54 | 1 | - |
| Spices & Condiments | 59 | 62 | 2 | - |
| Plcklcs'cc Sauces | 58 | 73 | 3 | 3 |
| Jams & Preserves | 41 | 34 | 1 | 2 |
| Wines, Spririts & Beverages | 25 | 129 | 2 | 6 |
| Drugs & Medicinal Preparations | 22 | 86 | - | 4 |
| Miscellaneous Samples. | 56 | 74 | 2 | 4 |
| 918 | 1045 | 19 | 45 | |
WATER SUPPLY.
Tho domestic water of the Borough is supplied by tte
Metropolitan Water Board. During the year there havo been no
complaints regarding quality or quantity.
MASS RADIOGRAPHY.
The London County Council Mobile Unit for Mass Miniature
Radiography was again operating from the South Eastern Hospital,
New Cross, from September until the end of the year, and local
business organisations were invited to afford their employees
facilities for this examination. The Department arranged
appointments and provided free transport for the examination of
over 1500 persons working in the Borough.