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Wembley 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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I am indebted to Mr. Robinson, Chief Officer of the Public Control Department of the Middlesex County Council, for the following facts relating to samples taken during the year in this district.
| Article | No. Taken | Adulteration |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 140 | 1 |
| Milk, sterilized | 1 | — |
| Butter | 1 | — |
| Cherries | 1 | — |
| Cream Pastry | 3 | 1 |
| Gin | 1 | — |
| Hake | 6 | 5 |
| Lemon Sole . | 3 | — |
| Minced Beef | 9 | — |
| Rum | 1 | 1 |
| Sausages | 3 | — |
| Whisky | 12 | 2 |
| Totals | 181 | 10 |
(d) CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL
EXAMINATION OF FOOD.
Any chemical and bacteriological work which is required
in connection with food is carried out by the Clinical Research
Association.
FOOD HANDLING AND FOOD EXPOSURE.
I cannot report that the unnecessary handling of food
has ceased. I hear, and occasionally see, evidence of it,
especially at confectioners.
Bread continues to be ill-used, dropped in the road, left
on door steps, and will still be polluted until the public
demand that it must be delivered in a paper bag, or covering
of some kind. We have no power to compel the protection.
At my request several of the large emporiums have
covered their confections with glass.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER,
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
Supply of Anti-toxin.
General.
The Council supply free of charge to any practitioner
for the use in this district, Diphtheria Anti-toxin, Tetanus Antitoxin,
Anti-Streptoccoccus Serum, Sputum containers, Swabs,
Widal Outfits, Specimen containers, etc.
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