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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
Wembley 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Food and Drugs Act, 1955.
The Middlesex County Council are the Authority for the administration of this Act, and the Chief Officer of the Public Control Department has supplied the following particulars of sampling in Wembley during 1961 :-
| Article. | No. taken. | Unsatisfactory. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk (new) | 95 | 8 |
| Milk (various) | 46 | 1 |
| Butter | 33 | — |
| Margarine | 17 | — |
| Cream | 26 | — |
| Drugs | 46 | — |
| Fish and Fish products | 28 | 2 |
| Fruit (fresh and canned) | 22 | 3 |
| Fruit (dried) | 14 | — |
| Fruit Squash, drinks, etc | 4 | — |
| Ice Cream | 22 | — |
| Meat and Meat products | 75 | 3 |
| Liver | 16 | — |
| Preserves | 6 | — |
| Spirits | 21 | — |
| Vinegar, etc | 34 | — |
| Vegetables | 4 | — |
| Miscellaneous | 18 | 1 (sweets) |
| 527 | 18 |