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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
Edmonton 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
The figures include some adulterated informal samples, in respect of which no proceedings could be taken.
| Article. | No. taken. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 309 | 14 |
| Butter | 12 | 0 |
| Arrowroot | 1 | 0 |
| Cinnamon | 2 | 0 |
| Cocoa | 1 | 0 |
| Coffee | 4 | 0 |
| Egg Powder | 1 | 0 |
| Jam | 6 | 2 |
| Mustard | 4 | 1 |
| Pepper | 3 | 0 |
| Prescription | 3 | 1 |
| Sausage | 1 | 0 |
| Whisky | 6 | 4 |
| 353 | 22 |
Number of prosecutions 3
Number of convictions 3
Fines and costs imposed £33 5s. 0d.
DAIRIES, COWSHEDS AND MILKSHOPS.
There are 78 purveyors of milk on the register. There is only one
registered cowkeeper in the district, the number of cows at the present time
being ten; these are stall-fed summer and winter.
The sale of sterilised milk in the district is increasing; one large firm and
two private individuals are thus catering for the neighbourhood and
surrounding districts.
Edmonton is badly off for retailers of designated milks; the number of milk-sellers who have licenses to sell these are:—
| For certified milk | 1 |
| For "Grade A" (Tuberculin tested) milk | 0 |
| For " Grade A " milk | 1 |
| For "Grade A" milk (pasteurised) | 0 |
| For pasteurised milk | 0 |