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Ealing 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Food and Drugs Adulteration Act, 1928.—Mr. Richard
Robinson, the Chief Officer of the Public Control Department of
the Middlesex County Council, has kindly furnished the following
information regarding samples of food taken by the staff of his
department within the area of the Borough :—
| Article. | Taken. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 284 | 7 |
| Milk, sterilized | 5 | 2 |
| Milk, separated ... | 1 | — |
| Butter | 4 | — |
| Minced Beef | 5 | — |
| Meat | 2 | — |
| Sausages | 10 | — |
| Hake | 22 | 3 |
| Lemon Soles | 14 | 7 |
| Sweets | 1 | — |
| Total | 348 | 19 |
| Number of Prosecutions | 6 | |
| Number of Convictions | 4 |
One prosecution was instituted against a farmer for supplying
to an Ealing dairyman three churns of milk containing respectively
10%, 10% and 18% of added water, and fines amounting to £3
together with £10 10s. costs were imposed.
Two fishmongers were each fined £1 and costs (25s.) for selling
witches for lemon soles, and one fishmonger was fined £1 and costs
(21s.) for selling haddock for hake.
Summonses against two fishmongers for selling coalfish for
hake and megrims for lemon soles were dismissed.
Sanitary Inspection of the Borough.—The following
tabular statement shows the extent of the work carried out by
the Sanitary Inspectors during the year :—