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Beddington and Wallington 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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The following table gives details of the samples obtained withir this district during the year.
| Articles. | Analysed. | Adulterated or Deteriorated. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |||
| Almonds | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apples (Canned) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apple Juice | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | — | — |
| Baking Powder | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | — | — |
| Barley, Pearl | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barley Water | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Butter | — | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | — | — |
| Cordials and Cordial substitutes | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Flour, Self- raising | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lard | - | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | — | — |
| Lemon Barley Water | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lemonade Crystals | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Margarine | — | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marzipan | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — |
| Milk Milk Dried (Machine | 35 | 2 | 37 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Skimmed) | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Orange Juice Concentrated | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pepper | — | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gin | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — |
| Whisky | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Camphorated Oil | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Glauber Salts | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tincture of Iodine | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | — | — |
| Totals | 38 | 62 | 100 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL 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
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