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 Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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During the year regulations were in force applicable to:—
Apples. Dressed Poultry.
Asparagus. Eggs.
Beef. Glasshouse grown Tomatoes and
Black Currants. Cucumbers.
Bottled Fruits. Gooseberries, dessert.
Bottled Vegetables. Green Peas.
Broccoli. Honey.
Brussels Sprouts. Jam.
Bunched Carrots. Loganberries.
Cabbage Lettuce. Malt Extract and Malt Flour.
Canned Fruits, peas & beans. Pears.
Canned Vegetables. Plums.
Cauliflower. Potatoes.
Celery. Raspberries.
Cherries. Red Currants.
Cheshire Cheese. Strawberries.
Cider. Wheat Flour.
MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT, 1926.
The main provision conferred by this Act is that goods imported
into this country for which Orders in Council have been made,
must on exposure for sale bear an indication of the country of origin.
During the year Orders were in force relating to:—
Apples, Fresh. Meat (Chilled beef, frozen mutton,
Bacon and Ham. frozen lamb, frozen pork,
Butter. boneless beef, boneless veal,
Currants, Sultanas and salted beef, salted pork and
Raisins. edible offals).
Eggs, in shell and dried. Oat Products.
Honey. Poultry, Imported dead.
Malt Products. Rose trees.
Salmon and Sea Trout.
Tomatoes, Raw.
The Sanitary Inspectors have been authorised to act as the
responsible officers for carrying out the purposes of these Acts,
during the course of their customary food inspections.
Dissemination of Knowledge on the Subject of Nutrition.
—The health talks given by the Health Visitors at the Welfare
Centres include frequent references to the important subject of diet,
and leaflets are issued which afford advice on the diet of mother
and child.