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Kingston upon Thames 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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(3) Number of cases of overcrowding in
part of Council's housing estate situate
within the Borough boundary, and included
in (1) above, relieved during the
year 12
(4) Total number of "equivalent" persons
concerned in such cases (3) 90
(d) Cases in which dwelling houses have
again become overcrowded after the
Local Authority have taken steps for
abatement of overcrowding Nil
(e) Cases relieved in course of slum clearance
operations Nil
SECT1ON E.
1NSPECT1ON AND SUPERV1S1ON 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:—
| ART1CLES | ANALYSED | ADULTERATED OR DETER1ORATED | PROSECUT1ONS | CONV1CT1ONS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | 1nformal | Total | Formal | 1nformal | Total | |||
| Milk | 37 | 1 | 38 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Cream | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Butter | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lard | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meat | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flour | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sausages | 8 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Confectionary | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Articles | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 55 | 8 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |