London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| 1890. New Milk | 37 per cent. deficient in fat. | Vendor and employee prosecuted and convicted. Vendor fined £2 and £3 18s. 6d. costs. Employee fined £5 and 15s. costs. |
| 2107. New Milk | 4 per cent. deficient in fat. | See sample 2162. |
| 2096. Breakfast Sausage | Contained sulphur dioxide 0.0025 per cent. | Vendor warned. |
| 2152. Grade "A" T.T. Milk | 10 per cent. deficient in fat. | See sample 2185. |
| 2154. New Milk | 7 per cent. deficient in fat. | See sample 2162. |
| 2160. Grade "A" T.T. Milk | 12 per cent. deficient in fat. | See sample 2185. |
| 2162. New Milk | 8 per cent. deficient in fat. | Further samples proved genuine. Ca.se referred to Director of Agriculture for county. |
| 2141. Boric Ointment | N'ot according to British Pharmacopoeia. | Explanation accepted. Vendor warned. |
| C1. New Milk | 2 per cent. deficient in fat. | " Appeal to cow " samples. |
| C2. New Milk | 1 per cent. deficient in fat. | See sample 2185. Steps were taken |
| C3. New Milk | 2 per cent. deficient in fat. | regarding the herd to raise the fatty solids |
| 2185. Grade "A" T.T. Milk | 4 per cent deficient in fat. | Further sample proved genuine. |
| 2226. Ground Ginger | Contained sulphur dioxide 0.026 | Vendor warned. |
| 2288. Margarine | per cent. Contained 17 per cent. of water. | Vendor warned. |