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Kingston upon Thames 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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SECTION E.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
(i)
The following table shows the action taken by the Surrey County Council in the Borough during the year under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928 :—
| ARTICLES | analysed | ADULTORATED OR DETERORIATED | PROSECUTIONS | CONVICTION'S | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| Milk | 69 | — | 69 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Cream | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Butter | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meat | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sugar | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sausages | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spirits | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Articles | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 89 | 5 | 95 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
(ii) Nutrition.
No special work has been done on this subject. Information
and knowledge on this matter is disseminated by
the Medical Officers presiding at the Centre, and good work
in this direction is done by the Nurses when home visiting.
(iii) Milk Supply, Meat and Other Foods.
Particulars of action taken with regard to milk, meat,
and other foods, including inspection of meat, slaughterhouses,
shops, and places where food is prepared are given
in the Report of the Sanitary Inspector, which is included
at the end of the Main Report,