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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
Finchley 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
Mr. Robinson, of the Public Control Department of
the County of Middlesex, has been good enough to supply
me with the following figures:—
L ist of S amples taken in F inchley during the Ye ar ended 31st December, 1928.
| Article. | Samples taken. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 116 | 2 |
| Cream | 5 | — |
| Alum | 1 | — |
| Bacon | 3 | — |
| Brawn | 2 | — |
| Cakes | 2 | — |
| Cream Pastry | 5 | — |
| Food Preservative | 3 | 1 |
| Fruit, dried | 2 | — |
| Jam | 2 | — |
| Meat | 9 | 1 |
| Minced Beef | 1 | 1 |
| Rice, ground | 1 | — |
| Sausages | 33 | 10 |
| Sausages, cooked | 1 | — |
| Seasoning | 2 | — |
| 188 | 15 |
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
All the factories and workshops in the district have
been inspected during the year and the various sanitary
defects remedied as a consequence.
Very little homework appears to be given out in the
district. At some of the workshops the work done is for
firms in London, but the total amount is not large.
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