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Croydon 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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85
Samples of
Total
Samples
Genuine
Not
Genuine
Prosecutions
Convictions
Brought Forward
663
633
30
-
-
Syrup of Figs
2
2
-
-
-
Tablets, Malted Milk
1
1
-
-
-
Tea
1
1
-
-
-
Tapioca
3
-
-
-
Toffee
1
1
-
-
-
Tomatoes
1
1
-
-
-
Tomato Ketchup
2
-
-
-
Tomato Sauce
1
1
1
-
-
-
Tomato Soup
1
-
-
-
Treacle
1
1
-
-
-
T ruffles
1
1
-
-
-
Tunny Fish
1
1
-
-
-
Veal and Ham Loaf (Tinned)
1
1
-
-
-
Vegetable Mixed
2
2
-
-
-
Vinegar, Malt
2
1
1
-
-
Whiskey
5
5
-
-
-
Wines
5
5
-
-
-
Yeast Tablets
1
1
-
—
—
Totals
695
664
31
—
—
Result of Analysis of Milk Samples.
Solids Not Fat (Legal standard is 8.5%)*
7.68 8.30 8.31 8.35 8.37 8.5* 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.1 9.2
14 1 2 1 1 2 38 87 80 52 9 2 2
Milk Fat (Legal standard is 3%)
2.49 2.70 2.75 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7
1 1 1 2 2 31 38 62 30 29 25
3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.6 4.8 5.1
27 16 5 2 1 2 1 2
Total samples of milk: 278.
The samples of Milk for analysis were obtained as follows:-
Taken on Milk Rounds 170
,, at Dairies 46
,, at Institutions 55
,, at Local Farms 4
,, at Schools 3
278