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Willesden 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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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, showing the number of samples taken in Willesden and the result of prosecutions instituted
under the Acts during the year 1937:—
Table No. 13.
List of Samples taken during the Year ended 31st December, 1937.
| Article. | Taken. | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 617 | 4 |
| Almond ground | 1 | — |
| Butter | 1 | - |
| Lambs' liver | 1 | 1 |
| Meat | 5 | - |
| Sardines | 1 | - |
| Sausage | 3 | 2 |
| Sweets | 1 | — |
| Vinegar | 1 | — |
| Whisky | 3 | 1 |
| 634 | 8 |
Number of Prosecutions 2
Number of Convictions 2
Artificial Cream Act, 1929.
Public Health (Condensed and Dried Milk) Regulations, 1923.
Inspections were made under the above 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. 14.
Factories, Workshops, Laundries and Workplaces. Inspection.—Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Factories (including Factory laundries) | 183 | 10 | - |
| Workshops (including Workshop laundries) | 172 | 11 | - |
| Workshops (other than Outworkers' premises) | 2 | - | - |
| Total | 357 | 21 | — |