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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wimbledon 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
The Council became the Local Authority for the purposes of
this Act on the 1st October, 1939.
During 1946, seventy six samples were taken for analysis, as under: —
| Articles | Analysed | Adulterated or Deteriorated | Prosecutions | Convictions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| Milk | 4 | 24 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Butter | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Margarine | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lard | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tea | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Creamola Pudding | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Semolina | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oatmeal | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bun and Cake Flour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pearl Barley | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Junket | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blancmange | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Custard Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baking Powder | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Golden Raising Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Curry Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mixed Spice | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ground Ginger | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arrowroot | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Black Pepper | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Soup Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pea Flour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malted Milk Tabs. | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Drugs | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Almond Essence | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fruit Flavour Essence | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sausages | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Black | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pudding Peanut Butter | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bread and Butter | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | 64 | 76 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |