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Wembley 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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FOOD HANDLING AND FOOD EXPOSURE.
I am still unable to report that the unnecessary handling
of food has ceased.
Bread continues to be ill-used, delivered unwrapped, and
left on door-steps, and until the public demand that it shall
be delivered in a paper bag, or some satisfactory covering,
contamination and pollution will continue.
Health Authorities are in need of legislation to control
this matter in a very definite way.
(c) SALE OF FOODS AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION)
ACT.
By the courtesy of Mr. Robinson, Chief Officer of the Public Control Department of the Middlesex County Council, I am able to set forth the following facts relating to samples taken in the district during 1935:—
| Article. | No. taken. | Adulteration. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 149 | 9 |
| Brandy Essence | 1 | — |
| Cream | 1 | — |
| Cream Pastry | 2 | 2 |
| Gin | 2 | — |
| Iodine | 1 | — |
| Jelly | 1 | — |
| Minced Beef | 5 | — |
| Rice, ground | 1 | — |
| Sausages | 4 | — |
| Whisky | 1 | — |
| Totals | 168 | 11 |
(d) CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL
TION OF FOOD.
Any chemical and bacteriological work which is required
in connection with food is carried out by the Clinical Research
Association.
(e) NUTRITION.
" THE RELATION OF FOOD TO HEALTH."
The Relation of Food to Health should undoubtedly be
one of the most important considerations of modern life.
Scientifically we like to express the different food values in
terms of calories. Now a calorie is a heat standard, and it
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