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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FOOD ANALYSES
The following table gives details of samples submitted for analysis
during the year:
Totals 1958
Food analyses
The following table gives details of samples submitted for 3analysis during the year.
Table 1958
Articles | No. Examined | Adulterated | Prosecutions | Convictions | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal. | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
Ale & Stout | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Baby Food, (carrots) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Beer, Canned | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Black Pudding | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brandy | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bread | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Bun | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Butter | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cake Mixture | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Castor Oil | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cherry Brandy | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cocoa | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Coffee & Chicory essence | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Confectionery: Flour | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
Sugar | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Cream | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Curry powder | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Drink, soft | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
Fish canned | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Flavouring essence | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Flour self raising | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Fruit (apples) Fruit, can'd (strawberries) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
-- | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
Fruit curd (lemon) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Gin | - | i | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Honey | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ice cream | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ice lollipop | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jam (plum) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Jelly tablet | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lard | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Margarine | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Meat product (steak pies) | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Meat product, canned | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Medicines | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
Milk | 15 | 9 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
Milk, evaporated | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Olive Oil | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pepper | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pickle | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Proprietary food (Instant postum) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rice | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rum | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sausages | 4 | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
Soup, canned | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Suet, shredded | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
Sugar | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Syrup, golden | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tapioca flakes | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tea | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tomatoes, Canned | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vegetables, canned (peas) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vinegar | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
Whisky | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Yoghourt | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 59 | 51 | 110 | 4 | 5 | 9 | - | - |