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Barnes 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.
A summary of the samples taken under the above Act during the
year is given in the following Table. In no instance was it necessary
to institute Court proceedings.
Table 15. —Return of Samples Analysed during the Year ending 31 st December, 1945.
| Articles | ANALYSED. | BELOW standard. | Prosecutions | Convictions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| Milk | 71 | — | 71 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sweetened Condensed Milk | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Baking Powder | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | — | — | — | — |
| Barley—Flaked | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beef Extract | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cake Flour | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chocolate Spread | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Curry | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gelatine | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Honey | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| J am | 2 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nutmeg—Ground | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | — | — |
| Oatmeal | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saccharin Tablets | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sage and Onion Stuffing | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sausages—Pork | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Soya Cream | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Strawaberry Essence | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veal and Ham Pie | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vinegar | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Bicarbonate of Soda | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blackcurrant and Ipecacuanha Cough Syrup | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Borax—Powdered | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boracic Acid Crystals | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boracic and Cocaine Eye Lotion | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Camphorated Oil | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chemical Food | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Galloways Ointment | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Glauber Salts | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Glycerine | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Iodine—Tincture | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Petroleum Jelly | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Seidlitz Powders | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vitamin Tablets | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, Tonic | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 86 | 34 | 120 | 3 | 6 | 9 | — | — |
Note.—It was not found necessary to institute proceedings in respect
of the samples found to be below standard. The discrepancies were of