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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE X.
F ood and D rugs A cts
Total Number of Samples taken during the year 1914.
| Sample of | Total Samples. | Genuine. | Not Genuine. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | eCaution*. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 215 | 183 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 17 |
| ,, Skimmed or separated | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Cream | 22 | 19 | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Butter | 203 | 181 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Margarine | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lard | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| Coffee | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| Condensed Milk | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Machine Skimmed Condensed Milk | 8 | 8 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Baking Powder | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| Salt | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tartaric Acid | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Citric Acid | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Olive Oil | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Apples | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 526 | 464 | 62 | 14 | 14 | 25 |