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 Surbiton]
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FOOD & DRUGS
The following is a summary of samples taken during the year for analysis by the Public Analyst:-
| Sample Nos. | Articles | Analysed | Tota1 | Forma1 | Contraventions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forma 1 | Informal | Informal | Tota1 | ||||
| 1809 | Demerara sugar | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1810 | Bottled cream | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1811) | |||||||
| 1896) | Garden peas (canned) | - | 4 | 4 | |||
| 1898) | |||||||
| 1901) | |||||||
| 1812 | Milk pudding (canned) | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1813 | Strained cream spinach | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1814 | “tomato soup | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1815 | Bone & vegetable soup | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1816 | Strained plums and semolina | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1817 | Home-made dripping | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1818 | Dripping | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1819) | Lemons | - | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1835) | |||||||
| 1820) | |||||||
| 1824) | Oranges | - | 3 | 3 | |||
| 1825) | |||||||
| 1821 | Grope fruit | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1822) | Condensed milk | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1823) | Evaporated milk | - | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1910 | |||||||
| 1826 | Ball gum (sugar confectionery) | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1827) | |||||||
| 1828) | Beef sausages | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 1830) | |||||||
| 1934) | |||||||
| 1833) | |||||||
| 1836) | |||||||
| 1837) | |||||||
| 1853) | Pork sausages | 6 | 3 | 9 | |||
| 1887/8) | |||||||
| 1889) | | | ||||||
| 1893) | |||||||
| 1935) | |||||||
| 1829) | |||||||
| 1831) | |||||||
| 1832) | |||||||
| 1838) | |||||||
| 1850) | |||||||
| 1851-2) | Milk | 8 | 5 | 13 | |||
| 1890-1) | |||||||
| 1892) | |||||||
| 1913) | |||||||
| 1932) | |||||||
| 1933) | |||||||
| 1834) | Treacle split (sugar confectionery) | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1839) | 1 | i | |||||
| 1864) | |||||||
| 1865) | Cake mix | - | 5 | 5 | - | 3 | 3 |
| 1868) | |||||||
| 1869) | I | ||||||
| 1840 | Fruit Grapes (sweets) | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1841 | Rum & Butter (toffee) | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1842 | Stoned dates | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| Carried forward: | 15 | 43 | 58 | - | 4 | 4 | |
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