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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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The following table gives details of samples submitted for analysis during the year:
| Articles | No. Examined | Adulterated | Prosecutions | Convictions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| Ale | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Almonds | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baby food, canned | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bread | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Bread roll | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Bread and butter | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Butter | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | - | — | — | — |
| Coconut, desiccated | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coffee | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Colouring matter | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Confectionery, chocolate | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Confectionery: flour | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Confectionery: Sugar | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cream | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drink, soft | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fish paste | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flavouring almond | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fruit, | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fruit, canned | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fruit, dried | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fruit, juice | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fruit juice, canned | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gin | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ice cream | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jelly tablet | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Margarine | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meat (steak) | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meat products | 3 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meat products, canned | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Medicine (glycerine, lemon and honey) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Milk | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Milk, evaporated | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nutmegs, ground | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oil, cooking | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pepper | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pickle (mixed sweet) | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Proprietary food ('Froment') | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pudding, Christmas | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Salad cream | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sauce (tomato) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sausages | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Stuffing Mixture | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tea | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vegetables, canned | — | 7 | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Vinegar | 2 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whisky | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 29 | 67 | 96 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - | - |