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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 1950
[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 | Number Examined | Number Adulterated, etc. | Prosecutions | Convictions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| Almonds, Ground | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bread | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | - | — |
| Butter | — | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cakes | — | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coffee | — | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cooking Fat | — | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Curry Powder | — | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fish Paste | — | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flour | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gelatine | — | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Golden Raising Powder | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ice Cream | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jam and Marmalade | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jellies | — | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Margarine | •— | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Milk | 17 | 3 | 20 | — | - | — | - | — |
| Milk, Condensed | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | — |
| Mincemeat | — | 1 | I | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pepper | — | 3 | 3 | — | - | .— | - | — |
| Pickles | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
| Sausages | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - | 2 | - | — |
| Tea | — | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vinegar | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ammoniated tincture | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| of Quinine | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Friars' Balsam | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | ||
| Glycerine, lemon and honey with Ipecac and Squill | _ | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Totals | 25 | 78 | 103 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS
Work of this nature is carried out when required by H. Amphlett
Williams, Esq., Ph.D.(Lond.), A.C.G.F.C., F.R.I.C., Public Analyst, and
the Public Health Laboratory Service.
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