London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Strand (Westminster) 1893
Thirty-eighth annual report on the sanitary condition of the Strand District, London
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magistrate could have the slightest right to an opinion
as to whether a sample of milk was adulterated or
merely poor in quality.
Your Health Committee took counsel's opinion as to
appealing against this decision, but were advised that
as the magistrate decided on a question of fact he
could not be required to state a case. Fortunately
such cases are rare, or the Adulteration Acts would
speedily become a dead letter.
I have the honour to be Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
CECIL H.CRIBB, B.Sc. (Lond.), F.I.C.
Public Analyst.