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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Food and Drugs Acts.
Total Number of Samples taken during the year 1923.
| Sample of | Total Samples. | Genuine. | Not Genuine. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | Cautions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ,, separated or skimmed | 6 | 6 | — | – | – | – |
| Condensed milk | 15 | 15 | – | – | – | – |
| Butter | 51 | 51 | – | – | – | – |
| Cream | 4 | 4 | — | – | – | – |
| Doctor's prescriptions | 17 | 9 | 8 | – | – | 7 |
| Coffee | 9 | 9 | — | – | – | – |
| Cocoa | 6 | 6 | — | – | – | – |
| Golden syrup | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Vinegar | 5 | 6 | — | – | — | — |
| Sweet spirits of nitre | 1 | — | 1 | – | – | – |
| Mustard | 2 | 2 | — | – | – | – |
| Amnion, tinct.quinine | 1 | 1 | — | – | – | – |
| Lard | 15 | 15 | — | – | — | – |
| Pepper | 2 | 2 | — | – | – | – |
| Preservatine | 1 | 1 | — | – | – | – |
| Sausages | 1 | 1 | – | – | :– | – |
| Fat | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Sponge cake | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Oil—castor | 7 | – | 7 | – | – | — |
| Totals | 419 | 390 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
Food and Drugs Acts.
Total Number of Samples taken during the year 1923.
| Country milk in course of delivery at railway stations | 35 |
| ,, (other than Stations) | 6 |
| On milk rounds Sunday mornings | 90 |
| „ Weekdays | 110 |
| At shops | 30 |
| Total | 271 |
Food and Drugs Acts.
Particulars of Samples taken during the ten years 1914 1923 inclusive:—
| Year. | Number of Samples taken. | Number Genuine. | Number Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated. | Prosecutions. | Total amount of Fines and Costs imposed. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | |||||||
| 1914 | 526 | 464 | 82 | 11.8 | 14 | 42 | 13 | 6 |
| 1915 | 504 | 427 | 77 | 1.2 | 18 | 105 | 11 | 0 |
| 1916 | 338 | 297 | 41 | 1.1 | 22 | 85 | 3 | 6 |
| 1917 | 356 | 305 | 51 | 14.3 | 16 | 227 | 11 | 0 |
| 1918 | 414 | 360 | 54 | 13.0 | 17 | 175 | 13 | 6 |
| 1919 | 339 | 315 | 24 | 7. 6 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | 289 | 269 | 20 | 6. 9 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 6 |
| 1921 | 352 | 326 | 26 | 7.9 | 11 | 28 | 13 | 6 |
| 1922 | 355 | 336 | 19 | 5.3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 1923 | 419 | 390 | 29 | 6.9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
* The term adulterated includes samples found to be not up to standard.