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Beddington and Wallington 1951
[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 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| Butter | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cakes | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cake Mixture | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coconut, desiccated | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coffee | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coffee & Chicory | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coffee & Chicory Essence | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cornflour | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gelatine | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Golden Raising Powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ice Cream | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jellies | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Lard & Cooking Fat | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Margarine | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milk | 9 | 8 | 17 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Oatmeal | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olive Oil | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pepper | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salad Cream | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sardines | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sauces | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sausages & Sausage Meat | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Tea | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vinegar | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whisky | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Parrish's Food | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tincture of Quinine, Ammoniated | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sal Volatile | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Totals | 13 | 92 | 105 | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | — |
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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