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 Wood Green]
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Ice Cream Dealers.
There are 69 premises where Ice Cream is made.
All these premises are shops at which Ice Cream is retailed
over the counter. I am glad to report that there appears to be a
general desire on the part of the occupiers of these premises to
meet our wishes with respect to cleanliness, etc.
Sale of Food and Drugs Act.
The Middlesex County Council being the Authority for taking samples under the above Act, Mr. R. Robinson, Chief Officer under the Food and Drugs Act, has kindly supplied the following figures:—
Samples Taken. | Samples Adulterated. | |
---|---|---|
Milk | 111 | 17 |
Butter | 8 | — |
Linseed | 7 | — |
Cream | 1 | 1 |
127 | 18 |
A number of the above were "informal" samples.
One vendor received an official caution in respect of the sale
of adulterated milk.
Housing and Town Planning Act, 1909.
No houses for closing have been reported to the Council during
the year under the Housing and Town Planning Act, 1909.
With reference to the 19 houses referred to in my last year's
Report, 17 of them have been thoroughly renovated throughout,
larders have been provided, yards paved, roofs repaired, water
supply taken direct from the main, etc., etc., leaving two, which
require extensive structural repairs, to be dealt with.