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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
Wood Green 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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The undermentioned foodstuffs were condemned as unfit for human consumption during the year :—
| Corned Beef | 144 lbs. |
| Pressed Pork | 252 lbs. |
| Veal | 24 lbs. |
| Turkeys (63) | 756 lbs. |
| Fish | 40 lbs. |
| Total | 1,216 lbs. = |
| 10 cwt. 3 qrs. 12 lbs. |
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
The Middlesex County Council is the Authority for taking samples under the above Acts, and Mr. R. Robinson, Chief Officer of the Public Control Department, has kindly supplied the following figures concerning samples taken in Wood Green during 1936:—
| Articles. | No. of samples | |
|---|---|---|
| taken. | Adulterated. | |
| Milk | 77 | — |
| Milk, sterilized | 19 | 1 |
| Hake | 2 | — |
| Lard | 2 | — |
| Lemon Sole | 4 | — |
| Minced Beef | 3 | — |
| Paste | 3 | — |
| Rum | 1 | — |
| Vinegar | 2 | — |
| 113 | 1 | |
No prosecutions were instituted during the year.