Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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1. Summary of Samples.
During 1932 samples were obtained and submitted to the
Public Analyst as follows:—
Table XXVIII.
Samples of | Total Samples. | Genuine. | Not Genuine. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | Cautions. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milk | 379 | 375 | 4 | - | - | 4 |
Condensed Milk | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Tinned Cream | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Arrowroot | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Aspirin Tablets | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Bacon | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Baking Powder | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Boracic Ointment | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Brawn | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
Bread | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Brown Sugar | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Bun Flour | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Butter | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
Castor Oil | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Chicken and Ham Roll | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Cocoa | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Cod Liver Oil | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Coffee | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
„ and Chicory | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - |
„ Essence with Chicory | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Collared Head | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Confection of Senna | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Corn Flour | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Cream of Tartar | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Custard Powder | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Demerara Sugar | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Dripping | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Drug | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Faggots | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Fish Paste | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Flour (including Self-raising) | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Ginger Ale | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Ginger Beer | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Gravy Powder | i | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Glycerine | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Golden Syrup | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Ground Almonds | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Ground Ginger | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Ground Rice | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Ham | 2 | 2 | _ | — | — | — |
Honey | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Ice Cream | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
Jam | 12 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — |
Lard | 8 | 8 | _ | _ | — | — |
Lemon Cheese | 1 | 1 | _ | — | — | — |
Lemonade | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Lemonade Powder | 4 | 4 | _ | — | — | — |
Lemon Squash | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Light Calcined Magnesia | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Liquorice Powder Compd. | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Margarine | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Meat Paste | 7 | 7 | _ | — | — | — |
Mincemeat | 3 | 3 | — | - | - | - |
Carried forward | 667 | 661 | 6 | — | — | 4 |