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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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Squash 1 bottle
Stuffing 1 pkt.
Suet 8½ lb,
Sugar 14 lb.
Synthetic Cream 1 gallon
Synthetic Cream Powder 26 tins
Tapioca 3 lb.
Tea 6¼ lb.
Vegetables Frozen 6 lb.
Vermicelli 18 pkts.
Food and Drugs Act, 1938 (Sampling).
The Middlesex County Council is the Food and Drugs Authority for the Borough of
Hendon and I am indebted to the Chief Officer of the Public Control Department for
the following report on the work of his Department during the year.
SAMPLES PROCURED IN THE BOROUGH OF HENDON DURING THE YEAR 1954.
| Article | Total Samples Procured | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Milk (various) | 166 | 6 |
| Arrowroot | 3 | - |
| Blackcurrant Syrup | 1 | - |
| Butter | 2 | - |
| Cakes | 26 | - |
| Camphorated Oil | 22 | - |
| Cheese | 1 | - |
| Chocolate Drink | 1 | - |
| Coffee | 2 | - |
| Condensed Milk | 4 | - |
| Cooking Fat | 1 | - |
| Cooked Meats | 46 | - |
| Cream | 14 | 1 |
| Dressed Crab | 1 | - |
| Dried Fruit | 1 | - |
| Drugs | 3 | - |
| Egg Vermicelli | 1 | - |
| Fish | 26 | - |
| Fish Cakes and Pastes | 5 | - |
| Flour | 2 | - |