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Kingston upon Thames 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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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) 92
(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 1
SECTION E
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
(a) and (b) 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
on pages 47 to 52 in the Report of the Sanitary Inspector.
(c)
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 OK DETERIORATED | PROSECUTIONS | CONVICTIONS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| Milk | 57 | – | 57 | 3 | – | 3 | – | – |
| Butter | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Lard | 3 | — | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Meat | 3 | — | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tea | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sausages | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jam | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Spirits(Whisky) | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other Articles | 2 | 15 | 17 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Totals | 72 | 21 | 93 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | – |