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Heston and Isleworth 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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made in some cases with regard to the provision of fixed windows to
butchers shops, but in other instances there has been no improvement
as a result of suggestions advanced by the department.
INSPECTION OF OTHER FOODS.
Section 72 of the Public Health Act, 1925, provides, in some
measure, for the prevention of contamination of foodstuffs, (other
than meat), when stored or kept on enclosed premises; but there
appear to be no provisions made for dealing with the contamination
of foodstuffs deposited for sale, in an open manner, on forecourts to
shops and on stalls and barrows standing or moving about the roadways
of a district.
Sale of Food and Drugs Act.
I am indebted to Dr. J. Tate, County Medical Officer, for the following report prepared by the Chief Officer of the Public Control Department, as to the samples purchased in this area during 1.927.
| Article | Taken | Adulterated |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 151 | 12 |
| Rabbit | 1 | -— |
| Cream | 4 | — |
| Butter | 3 | — |
| Meat, cooked | 1 | — |
| Meat | 12 | 5 |
| Fish Paste | 1 | — |
| Jelly | 1 | — |
| Rennet | 2 | 1 |
| Jam | 3 | — |
| Food Preservative | 5 | 5 |
| Custard Powder | 1 | — |
| Whiskey | 2 | — |
| Bacon | 1 | — |
| Sausages | 25 | 8 |
| Sausage, cooked | 2 | — |
| Seasoning | 2 | — |
| 217 | 31 |