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Willesden 1915
[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. 14, showing the work
done in Willesden, has been kindly supplied by Mr. Robinson,
Chief of the Weights and Measures Staff.
Table No. 14.
Samples taken during the year ended December 31st, 1915.
| Article. | Formal. | Informal. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taken. | Adulterated. | Taken. | Adulterated. | |
| Butter | 12 | 5 | 324 | 44 |
| Milk | 263 | 51 | 97 | 30 |
| oxo Cubes | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Margarine | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Prescriptions | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Coffee | ... | ... | 7 | ... |
| Tapioca | ... | ... | 10 | ... |
| Arrowroot | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| Pepper | ... | ... | 8 | ... |
| Pearl Barley | ... | ... | 9 | ... |
| Egg Powder | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Custard Powder | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Whiskey | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Rum | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Brandy | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Total | 278 | 56 | 468 | 75 |
Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 19o9.—The
following Table, No. 15, shows the action taken in respect
of the houses brought forward from 1914, as well as the
houses corning under review during the present year: