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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

Malden and Coombe 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]

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16.
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION.
The following numbers of rooms were disinfected for the undermentioned
causes:-
Measles 1
Tuberculosis 5
Foliomyelitis or suspected poliomyelitis 13
Other 2
Fourteen bags of clothing were disinfected.
Four verminous rooms were disinfested.

Table: FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. 1955.During the year 157 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis. These comprised the following:-

FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. 1955.

During the year 157 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis. These comprised the following:-

ARTICLES.ANALYSED.Adulterated or below standard.
FormalInformalTotalForma]Informal.Total
Almonds, ground.-11---
Antiseptic throat sweets.-11---
Beans in tomato sauce.-11---
Bean sprout.-11---
Biscuits.-11---
Bombay duck.-11---
Brandy.2-2---
Butter.2-2---
Capers.-11---
Caraway seeds.-11---
Cheese spread.------
Cheese spread with ham.-11---
Cheese and tomato snack pack.-11---
Cheese valmeuse.-11---
Chicken, chopped.-11---
Chicken, minced.-11---
Christmas pudding.-22---
Cocktail cherries.-11---
Coffee.-11---
Coffee and chicory mixture._11__
Colouring.-11---
Condensed milk.-3-—-
Confectionary, sugar.437---
Cooking fat.1-1---
Cough syrup.-11---
Cream.—22—--
Cream, sterilised.—11———
Currants, cleaned.—11—11
Curry powder.-11---
Dandelion coffee.—11———