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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Summary of Samples.
During 1935 samples were obtained and submitted to the
Public Analyst as follows:—
Samples of | Total Samples. | Genuine. | Not Genuine. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | Cautions. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milk | 340 | 321 | 19 | 2 | 5 | |
Condensed Milk, Full Cream Sweetened (Inf.) | — | — | — | — | ||
Separated Milk | — | — | — | — | ||
Arrowroot | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Aspirin Tablets | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Bacon | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Baking Powder | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Black Pepper | — | — | — | — | ||
Black Treacle | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Boric Ointment | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Brawn | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Bread | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Bunflour | — | — | — | — | ||
Butter | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
Castor Oil | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Cocoa | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Cod Liver Oil | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
Coffee | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
„ and Chicory | — | — | — | — | ||
„ and Chicory Extract | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Comp. Powder of Liquorice | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Comp. Syrup of Figs. | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Comp. Tincture of Rhubarb | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Corn Flour | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Cream of Tartar | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Custard Powder | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Demerara Sugar | — | — | — | — | ||
Dripping | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Faggots | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Fish Paste | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Flour (incl. 1 inf.) | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Fruit Juice | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Ginger Beer | — | — | — | — | ||
Glycerine | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Golden Syrup | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Green Ginger Wine | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Ground Almonds | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Ground Ginger | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Ground Rice | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Honey | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Ice Cream | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
Jam | 9 | 4 | — | — | 4 | |
Kaola | — | — | — | — | ||
Lemonade | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Lemonade Powder | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Lemon Cheese | — | — | — | — | ||
Lemon Squash | — | — | — | — | ||
Margarine | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Meat Paste | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Meat Pie (inf.) | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Meat Roll (inf.) | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Mincemeat | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Mustard Mixture | — | — | -- | — | ||
Mustard, Prepared | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Carried forward | 625 | 602 | 23 | 2 | 9 |