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Willesden 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Inspection and Supervision of Other Foods.—Inspections were made of all the bakehouses
and other premises in the district where food is prepared.
The 58 bakehouses in the district were inspected on 204 occasions, Notices being served in
31 instances for minor contraventions of the Factory and Workshop Acts.
Food and Drugs Acts.—These Acts are administered by the Middlesex County Council
and I am indebted to Mr. R. Robinson, Chief Officer, Public Control Department, for the following
tabular statement, shewing the number of samples taken in Willesden and the result of prosecutions
instituted under the Acts during the year 1929:—
Table No. 17.
List of Samples taken During the Year ended 31st December, 1929.
| Article. | Taken. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 568 | 11 |
| Cream | 5 | — |
| Butter | 4 | - |
| Beer | 1 | — |
| Crab, tinned | 1 | — |
| Margarine | 1 | — |
| Minced Beef | 3 | — |
| Meat | 77 | 5 |
| Rum | 9 | 2 |
| Sausages | 12 | 2 |
| Seasoning | 3 | — |
| Gin | 1 | — |
| Whisky | 13 | — |
| 698 | 20 |
Number of Prosecutions, 4.
Number of Convictions, 4.
Public Health (Condensed and Dried Milk) Regulations, 1923.
Inspections were made under these Regulations in order to see that the requirements with respect
to labelling were complied with, but no infringements were discovered.
ADMINISTRATION OF FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901.
The following tables shew the number of premises visited in pursuance of the provisions of the
Factory and Workshop Act and the action taken in connection therewith.
Table No. 18.
Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework. Inspection —Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) | |
| Factories (including Factory laundries) | 264 | 48 | - |
| Workshops (including Workshop laundries) | 217 | 30 | — |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises) | 17 | 2 | — |
| Total | 498 | 80 | — |