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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
Hendon 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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The following table showing the Articles purchased with the result of their analysis was kindly supplied by Mr. R. Robinson, Chief Officer of the Public Control Department.
| Article. | Taken. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 173 | 5 |
| Milk, separated | 3 | — |
| Cream | 8 | 1 |
| Cream, preserved | 6 | — |
| Butter | 2 | — |
| Ale | 10 | — |
| Baking Powder | 2 | — |
| Coffee | 2 | — |
| Lard | 4 | — |
| Liquid Paraffin | 1 | — |
| Oxide of Zinc | 1 | — |
| Rice | 3 | — |
| Sugar | 2 | — |
| Tartaric Acid | 2 | — |
| Vinegar | 1 | — |
| 220 | 6 | |
Number of Prosecutions 2
Number of Convictions 2
Fines and Costs imposed £31 1s. 0d.
INCREASE OF RENT AND MORTGAGE INTEREST
(RESTRICTIONS) ACTS, 1920 and 1923.
During the course of the year 16 applications were made
for the inspection of houses under the provisions of the above
Acts, on the grounds that "they were not in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation or were otherwise not
in a reasonable state of repair,''