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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
Surbiton 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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| Article | lbs. | ozs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmalade | 5 jars | 6 | - | Broken jars |
| Sauce | 1 bottle | - | 7½ | Deteriorated |
| Cheese | 50 | 8 | Contaminated by rats | |
| Cheese trimmings | 19 | 10 | Excessive mould | |
| Cheese | 25 | — | Decomposition | |
| Cheese | 7 | - | Damaged container | |
| Macedones | 1 jar | — | 14½ | Damaged container |
| Total | 7163 | 2 1/4 |
During the year the carcases and offal of 19 pigs slaughtered in
B|i. Borough :crc inspected. All were found to be fit for human
Bpn sumption.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.
The following is a summary of samples taken during the year:-
| Articles | Analysed | Adulterated, below standard or improperly labelled | Prosecutions | Con-vic-tions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| Saccharin | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Coffee | - | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Medicated chocomalt | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Sage & onion Stuffing | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Gelatine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Frutella crystals | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Non-brewed Vinegar | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Curry Powder | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Fish Paste | - | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Mixed herbs | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Custard | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Jelly crystals | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Beef sausage meat | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Milk | 30 | — | 30 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sacramental wine | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Pectoral elixir | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Horseradish cream | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Date pudding | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Zine & castor oil ointment | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Kidney soup | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Bun flour | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Shredded beef suet | 1 | - | 1 | |||||
| Chocolate cup | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Lime Juice cordial | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Lemon squash | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| flour | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
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