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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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| Articles. | Analysed. | Adulterated or Deteriorated. | Prosecutions. | Convictions . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |||
| Milk | 50 | 2 | 52 | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Cream | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Butter | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cheese | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Margarine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meat | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flour | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coffee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Sugar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sausages | 9 | — | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Confectionery | ||||||||
| and Jam | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sausage Meat | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spirits | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Drugs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| *Other articles | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOTALS | 73 | 5 | 78 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Details of other articles Figs | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Natural Lemon Squash | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cream filled Chocolate roll | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ground Almonds | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Raisins | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sultanas | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ground Almonds Substitute | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF
FOOD.
Samples of food and water for analysis are sent to the following
Laboratories :—
WATER SAMPLES:—
Messrs. Rideal, Rideal & Sciver, 28 Victoria Street, S.W.I.
Counties Public Health Laboratories, Queen Victoria Street, E.C.4.
MILK :—
Messrs. Rideal, Rideal & Sciver.
Counties Public Health Laboratories, Queen Victoria Street, E.C.4.
Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford.
ICE CREAM:—
Messrs. Rideal, Rideal & Sciver.
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