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Wood Green 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
The Middlesex County Council is the Authority for taking samples under the above Acts, and the Chief Officer of the Public Control Department, has kindly supplied the following figures concerning samples taken in Wood Green during 1937.—
| Articles. | No. of samples taken. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 110 | 1 |
| Milk, sterilised | 5 | — |
| Butter | 5 | — |
| Cream | 2 | — |
| Cream Pastries | 2 | — |
| Gin | 2 | — |
| Sheep's liver | 5 | 2 |
| Vinegar | 6 | 4 |
| Whisky | 9 | — |
| 146 | 7 |
Number of Prosecutions—4.
Number of Convictions—3.
Fines and costs imposed—£5 12s.
PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Table VI in the Appendix shows the details of the notifications
of infectious disease received during the year. The total number
of cases notified was 249, a considerable reduction from 323, the
number for the previous year. The reduction was due almost
entirely to the fall in numbers of cases of scarlet fever and
diphtheria. The number of cases of scarlet fever1 notified was only
72 as compared with 98, 201, and 2(92 respectively, in the three
previous years. The number of cases of diphtheria notified, 46, was