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Carshalton 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act.—1928.The following information supplied by the County Medical Officer shows the samples of foods and drugs analysed and the action taken under the above Act in respect of the Carshalton area:—

ArticlesAnalysedAdulterated or DeterioratedProsecutionsCon- vic-tions
FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
Milk22224111
Cream
Butter22
Cheese
Margarine
Lard
Meat11
Flour
Tea
Coffee
Cocoa
Sugar
Sausages22
Confectionery and Jam
Sausage meat
Wine
Beer
Spirits2211
Drugs
*Other articles77
Totals3623822
*Details of other articles
Ground Almonds22
Wood Vinegar11
Choc-o-nuts11
Crystallised fruit drops11
No. 15 Rose Pink Tint11
Opedia11

* Adulterated sample incorrectly pasturised.
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