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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
Hornsey 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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There is one salmon-curing factory in the district, from which
salmon is exported. Every consignment of salmon for shipment
abroad is notified and inspected before a certificate of fitness is
issued.
Articles of food brought from London markets and found
to be unsound on arrival at their destination are submitted for
examination, condemned, surrendered and destroyed, and a
" condemnment " note is given, which enables the dealer to
obtain credit from the wholesaler. This arrangement is quite
good and results in prompt notification.
The following were condemned and destroyed: —
lbs ozs.
Rabbits 12 8
Fish (kippers) 84 0
All diseased meat and fish is destroyed at the Council's
incinerator.
FOOD ADULTERATION.
Mr. S. J. Pugh, Acting Chief Officer of the Public Control Department of the Middlesex County Council, has kindly supplied me with the following information regarding samples food taken during the year in the Borough:—
| Articles. | Samples. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 1% | — |
| ,, Sterilised | 10 | 1 |
| Butter | 2 | — |
| Minced Beef | 3 | — |
| Sausages | 5 | — |
| Meat | 1 | — |
| Lemon Sole | 1 | — |
| Sheep's Liver | 2 | — |
| Grin | 2 | 1 |
| Whisky | 3 | 1 |
| White Precipitate Ointment | 4 | 2 |
| Zinc Ointment | 2 | 1 |
| Aspirin | 2 | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 1 | — |
| Eucalyptus Oil | 1 | — |
| 235 | 6 |