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Coulsdon and Purley 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928.
The duties under the abovenamed Act are carried out by the Surrey
County Council.
The following samples were collected from this area during the year. The total number shows an increase on 1935, and a return to the average for the preceding years. This increase is chiefly due to the number of other articles examined, the proportion of milk samples being rather less than hitherto.
| Articles. | Analysed. | Adulterated or Deteriorated. | Prosecutions. | Convictions . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | In formal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |||
| Milk | 34 | 1 | 35 | 5 | - | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Cream | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | |
| Butter | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Cheese | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Margarine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lard | 1 | - | 1 | — | - | — | - | |
| Meat | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flour | 4 | - | 4 | - | — | - | - | |
| Tea | — | - | - | - | — | - | - | |
| Coffee | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Cocoa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sugar | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sausages | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Confectionery and J am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sausage Meat | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beer | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - |
| Spirits | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drugs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| * Other articles | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 61 | 3 | 64 | 7 | - | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| *Details of other articles | ||||||||
| Milk bar | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Rich Cream | 2 | _ | 2 | 2 | _ | 2 | _ | _ |
| Shredded Beef Suet | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Orange Squash | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lemon Curd | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | -- | - |
| Bacon | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tomato Ketchup | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mint Sauce | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | - | - | - |
| Steak and Kidney Pie | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Raisins | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | - | - | - |
| Ground Almonds | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |