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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 1960
[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 1960
| Articles | No. Examined | Adulterated | Prosecutions | Convictions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| Ale | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blancmange powder | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bread | — | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Butter | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coffee essence | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Confectionery Sugar | 1 | 14 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cream | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Curry powder | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drink, soft | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fish cakes, frozen | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fish paste | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flour (plain) | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Fruit, canned | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gin | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gravy preparation | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ice cream | 2 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ice lolly | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jam | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jelly tablet | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lard | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Margarine | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meat (minced beef) | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meat products | — | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meat products, canned | — | 6 | 6 | -— | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Milk | 8 | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milk, condensed | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milk, evaporated | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peel, candied | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Proprietary Medicine | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Rum | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Salad cream | - | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sausages | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Soup, canned | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spices | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Suet, shredded | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Sugar | 2 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tapioca | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vegetables, canned | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vinegar | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Whisky | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 35 | 70 | 105 | 2 | 12 | 14 | — | — |