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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
Croydon 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE IX.
Total number of Samples taken during the Year 1905.
| Sample of | Total Samples. | Genuine. | Not Genuine. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | Cautions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | †l58 | 145 | 13 | 10 | ||
| Separated Milk | †10 | 1 | .. | .. | ||
| Butter | 106 | 100 | 6 | |||
| Margarine | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | ||
| Lard | 12 | 12 | .. | |||
| Cheese | 3 | |||||
| Cocoa | .. | |||||
| Coffee | 39 | 34 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Brandy | 2 | 10 | ||||
| Malt and Cod Liver Oil | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 356 | 320 | 36 | 26 |
† Country Milk taken in course of delivery at Railway
Stations 64
† Sunday morning taken on Milkmen's rounds 88
†Week-day taken on Milkmen's rounds 16
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