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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
Richmond upon Thames 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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SECTION E—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS.
Particulars of samples taken in the Borough of Richmond by Surrey County Council during the year ended 31st December, 1951.
| Analysed | Adulterated or Irregular | Prosecutions | Convictions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Articles | Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | ||
| FOOD: | ||||||||
| Milk | 29 | 13 | 42 | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Blackcurrant Juice | 1 | |||||||
| Cherries glace | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Cream | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Fish Paste | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Ground Almonds | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Ground Rice | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Ice Cream | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Macaroni | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Meat, cooked and prepared | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Pepper | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Sago | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Salt iodised | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Sausage meat | 2 | — | ||||||
| Sausages | 6 | — | ||||||
| Tapioca | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Vinegar | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Wine | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| DRUGS: | ||||||||
| Cough mixture | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Totals | 42 | 32 | 74 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |