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Barnes 1947
[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 necessan to institute Court proceedings.
Table 15.— Return of Samples Analysed during the Year ending 31st December, 1947.
| articles. | ANALYSED. | BELOW STANDARD. | Prose- cutions | Convic tions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| Milk | 63 | 8 | 71 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arrowroot | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baking Powder | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barley Pudding Mixture | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coffee Extract | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Curry Powder | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Egg (Dried) | —- | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flavourings | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gelatine (Powdered) | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gravy Powder | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground Cinnamon | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Horseradish Cream | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Junket Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lemonade Crystals | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malted Milk Tablets | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mixed Spice | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Margarine | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mustard Powder | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meat (Cooked) | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Onions (Pickled) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pastes (Fish, Meat, etc.) | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spreads (So-Taistee Extract) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sauce Powder | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Soup | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tomato Juice | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | - |
| Tomato Sauce | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Vinegar | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| White Pepper | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aspirin | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Boracic Ointment | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boracic Acid Powder | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bronchitis Mixture | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cough Syrup (Honey) | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Epsom Salts | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Glaubers Salts | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Sulphur Blood Tablets | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syrup of Figs | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saccharin | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Seven Rubbing Oils | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zinc Ointment | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 63 | 56 | 119 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |