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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Samples of | Total Samples. | Genuine. | Not Genuine. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | Cautions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 698 | 685 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Mincemeat | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Mint Sauce | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Mustard | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Mustard Mixture | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Meat Roll | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Meat Pie | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Minced Beef | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Olive Oil | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Pearl Barley | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Pepper (Black) | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Pickles—Onions | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| „ Mixed | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Polonies | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Rissoles | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Rochelle Salt | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Rum Essence | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Sausage, Beef | 18 | 17 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| „ Breakfast | 9 | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| „ Pork | 12 | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| „ Luncheon | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| „ Preserved | 8 | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| „ Breakfast Preserved | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Saveloys | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | — |
| Shredded or Chopped Beef Suet | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Sweets | 24 | 21 | 3 | – | – | 2 |
| Syrup of Figs | 1 | 1 | — | – | – | — |
| Spice, Ground | 2 | 2 | — | – | – | — |
| Sugar | 1 | 1 | — | – | – | — |
| Tea | 12 | 12 | — | – | – | — |
| Tinned Tomatoes | 1 | 1 | — | – | – | — |
| Tinned Beans | 6 | 6 | — | – | – | — |
| Tinned Peas | 12 | 12 | — | – | – | — |
| Treacle | 5 | 5 | — | – | – | — |
| Tincture of Rhubarb Comp. | 2 | 2 | — | – | – | — |
| Tinned Asparagus | 2 | 2 | — | – | – | — |
| Vinegar, Malt | 12 | 11 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Whiskey | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 886 | 867 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
2. Result of Analysis of New Milk Samples.
SOLIDS NOT FAT. (Legal standard is 8.5%).
6.9 7.6 7.9 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.1
1 1 1 1 3 15 33 107 111 92 45 16
9.2 9.3 9.4
Total 432
4 1 1