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Kingston upon Thames 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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SECTION E.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
(i) Adulteration.
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 | ADULTERATED OR DETERIORATED | PROSECUTIONS | CONVIC TIONS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| Milk | 2 7 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cream | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cheese | I | — | I | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meat | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sausages | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Wine | 3 | _ | 3 | 1 | _ | 1 | — | — |
| Spirits | 4 | — | 4 | i | — | 1 | — | — |
| Drugs | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Articles | 10 | 7 | 17 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Totals | 53 | ] i | 64 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — |
(ii) 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.
The number of animals slaughtered at private slaughterhouses during the last seven years is shown in the following table :—
| 1929 | 11,704 |
| 1930 | 11,821 |
| 1931 | 9,629 |
| 1932 | 10,181 |
| 1933 | 6,928 |
| 1934 | 6,413 |
| 1935 | 3,677 |