Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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. | |||
Butter | 6 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
Cheese | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
Cocoa | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Coffee | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Coffee&Chicory Essence | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Cook'ing Fat | — | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
Drinks, soft | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Flour | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
„ self-raising | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gelatine | — | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ginger, Ground | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
Herbs | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Margarine | — | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Marmalade, Canned | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | ||
Milk | 12 | 18 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Milk, Dried | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pepper | — | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | - | — |
Sauce | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Soya flour | — | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sugar | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vinegar | — | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vinegar, Nonbrewed | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Camphorated Oil | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
Epsom Salts | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | I | - | — |
Glauber Salts | 4 | 4 | —. | 1 | 1 | - | — | |
Vitamin tablets | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Zinc ointment | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Totals | 13 | 89 | 102 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 |