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Willesden 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.—The administration
of these Acts is in the hands of the Middlesex County
Council, and the following Table, No. 16, showing the work
done in Willesden, has been kindly supplied by Mr. Robinson,
Chief of the Weights and Measures Staff.
Table No . 16.
Samples taken during the year ended December 31st, 1914.
| Article. | Formal. | Informal. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taken. | Adulterated. | Taken. | Adulterated. | |
| Butter | 31 | 10 | 454 | 41 |
| Milk | 279 | 49 | 147 | 18 |
| Cream | ... | ... | 10 | • • • |
| Pepper | • • • | ... | 7 | • • • |
| Coffee | • • • | • • • | 3 | • • • |
| German Sausage | • • • | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Liver Sausage | • • • | ... | 1 | ... |
| Black Pudding | • • • | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Alp | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| White Precipitate Ointment | • • • | ... | 7 | • • • |
| Liquid Paraffin | • • • | ... | 7 | 2 |
| Tincture of Iodine | • • • | • • • | 7 | 1 |
| Epsom Salts | 1 | • • • | 1 | 1 |
| 312 | 59 | 649 | 67 | |
Housing Inspection.—The periodical inspection of
houses in pursuance of the Housing (Inspection of District)
Regulations, 1910, has made steady progress.