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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

Hampstead 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]

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Imported eggs must be plainly stamped on the shell of each egg in letters
not less than one-twelfth of an inch high.
This notice is intended only to give short particulars of what is required
when these goods are exposed for sale in shops or on stalls and barrows, and
when they are sold by shop-keepers, stall-holders and barrowmen. Further
details about the Orders made under the Merchandise Marks Act, 1926, can be
obtained from the Medical Officer of Health, Town Hall, Haverstock Hill,
N.W.3.
Traders can be prosecuted and fined if they do not carry out these Marking
Orders.
Public Health Department,
Town Hall,
Haverstock Hill, N.W.3.
December, 1932.

Table: Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1928. The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries has made Regulations which are enforced by the Borough Council's Sanitary Inspectors prescribing designations to indicate the quality of articles of agricultural produce:—

Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1928. The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries has made Regulations which are enforced by the Borough Council's Sanitary Inspectors prescribing designations to indicate the quality of articles of agricultural produce:—

In 1928No.General.
674
984Eggs.
350Tomatoes and Cucumbers.
In 1929497Apples and Pears.
753Wheat Flour.
812Beef.
1115Malt Flour and Malt Extract.
1117Potatoes.
In 19305Broccoli.
340Strawberries.
368Dressed Poultry.
370Canned Fruits, Peas and Beans.
In 1931458PlumsProduced and Canned in England and Wales.
Cherries
Gooseberries
Strawberries
Loganberries
Blackberries
Raspberries
Red Currants
Black Currants
Apples