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Beddington and Wallington 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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The following table gives details of the samples obtained within this district during the year.
| Articles. | Analysed. | Adulterated or Deteriorated. | Prosecutions. | Convic tions. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | [nfor-mal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |||
| Beverage | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Butter | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coffee | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coffee and Chicory (liquid) | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Flour, Self- raising | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ginger, ground | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Golden Raising Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jam | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lard | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Margarine | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milk | 35 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mint, dried | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mustard | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nutmeg, ground | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pepper | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sage, dried | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Thyme, dried | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gin | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whisky | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boric Acid Ointment | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glauber Salts | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iodine, Tincture of | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 35 | 65 | 100 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
Special work of this nature is carried out when required at the
Counties Public Health Laboratories.
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