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Kingston upon Thames 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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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 45 to 49 in the Report of the Sanitary Inspector.
(c) 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 | CONVICTIONS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| Milk | 39 | - | 39 | 6 | - | 6 | - | - |
| Butter | 3 | — | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lard | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tea | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | - | — |
| Cream | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | - | — |
| Sugar | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Confectionery and Jam | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Articles | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1 | l | 2 | - | — |
| TOTALS | 58 | 12 | 70 | 7 | l | 8 | — | — |
(d) Chemical and bacteriological examination of food.
No examinations under this head were necessary during
the year.
(e) Nutrition.
At the Welfare Centre and in the Schools, elementary
information on food values, dietetics, and budgeting is given.
The subject of Nutrition was presented to the general
public, school children and mothers attending the Clinics
by films, exhibits, posters, pamphlets and talks.