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Carshalton 1938
[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 :—
| Articles | Analysed | AduLerated or Deteriorated | Prosecutions | Convictions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| Milk | 26 | 4 | 30 | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Cream | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Butter | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cheese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Margarine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meat | 2 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flour | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coffee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cocoa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sugar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sausages | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Confectionery and Jam | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sausage meat | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spirits | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drugs .. | 1 | — | 1 | I | — | 1 | - | - |
| *Other articles | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | - | - |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | |
| Orange Wine | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beef Dripping | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mint | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chocolate Roll | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - | - |
| Slid | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |