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Hendon 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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These premises are inspected periodically to ensure the
maintenance of hygienic conditions.
FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928.
The Administrative body under these Acts is the Middlesex
County Council, and their Inspectors have taken the following
samples in the district for the year ending 31st December, 1935.
The following Table, showing the articles purchased, with
the result of their analysis, was kindly forwarded to me by Mr. R.
Robinson, Chief Officer of the Public Control Department.
TABLE XIV.
COUNTY COUNCIL OF MIDDLESEX.
Borough of Hendon.
List of samples taken during the year ended 31st December, 1935:—
| Article. | Taken. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 214 | 3 |
| Milk, sterilised | 2 | — |
| Almonds, ground | 1 | — |
| Cherries, tinned | 1 | — |
| Cream pastry | 4 | — |
| Flour, self-raising | 1 | — |
| Gin | 6 | 2 |
| Jam | 2 | — |
| Minced beef | 5 | — |
| Peas, tinned | 1 | — |
| Rum | 5 | — |
| Sausages | 4 | — |
| Sugar | 1 | — |
| Sweets | 1 | — |
| Whisky | 4 | — |
| 252 | 5 |