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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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FOOD ANALYSES
The following table gives details of samples submitted for analysis during the year:
Totals 1956
| Articles | No. Examined | Adulterated | Prosecutions | Convictions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| Almonds | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baking Powder | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beer | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brandy | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bread | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Butter | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cheese | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chocolate cakes | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| -Chocolate milk | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chocolate spread | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Confectionery: sugar | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cream | — | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Curry powder | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Drink: soft orange | 4 | — | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flavouring essence | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flour: self-raising | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gin | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Honey | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ice cream | 3 | — | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ice lolly | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jelly tablets | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lemonade powder | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lung syrup | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Margarine | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| -Meat products | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| -Meat, minced | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Milk | 27 | 12 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mustard | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peanut butter | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pepper | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rice, canned | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| -Rum | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Salad cream | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sauce (horseradish) | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sausages | 4 | — | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tomatoes | - | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Treacle | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vinegar | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whisky | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wine, alcoholic | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 61 | 42 | 103 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 |