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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
Beddington and Wallington 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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The following numbers of samples have been collected from this area during the year: —
| Articles. | Analysed. | Adulterated or Deteriorated. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total | Formal. | Informal. | Total | |||
| Milk | 19 | _ | 19 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ |
| Cream | 4 | — | 4 | |||||
| Butter | — | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cheese | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Margarine | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Meat | 1 | — | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Flour | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tea | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Coffee | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cocoa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sugar | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sausages | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Confectionery and Jam | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sausage Meat | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — |
| Wine | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Beer | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Spirits | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Drugs | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| *Other articles | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Totals | 31 | 7 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — |
| *Details of other articles— | ||||||||
| Bleach Ointment | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – |
| Tannic Acid Jelly | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ammon. Tincture of Quinine | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOCICAL EXAMINATIONS.
Special work of this nature is carried out when required at the
Counties Public Health Laboratories.
Routine examinations of milk and water samples continue to be
done in the Public Health Laboratory established in 1937 at the Town
Hall, Wellington, under the supervision of the Medical Officer of
Health.
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