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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 1945
[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. | Convictions. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total | |||
| Apricots, Dried | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | _ |
| Baking Powder | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blackcurrant Syrup | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | _ | _ |
| Butter | — | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cake and Pudding Mixtures | - | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Cocoa | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | - | - |
| Coffee and Chicory | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Curry Powder . | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| Eggs, Dried ... | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | - |
| Flour, Self-raising | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Gelatine | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jam | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Lard | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | - | - |
| Lemon Squash | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Margarine | — | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marmalade | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | _ | - |
| Milk | 28 | — | 28 | — | — | — | _ | _ |
| Milk, Dried, Skimmed | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Pepper | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | - | - |
| Pudding | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | - |
| Sauces | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Sugar | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | - |
| Tea | — | 2 | — | — | — | - | - | |
| Vinegar | — | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Glycerine | —. | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | - | - |
| Glycerine of Borax* | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Phenacetin Tablets | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Phenacetin and Aspirin Tablets | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sulphur Ointment | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| — | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Totals | 29 | 69 | 98 | 1 | 11 | 12 | — | — |
* Submitted privately.
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