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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
Heston and Isleworth 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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sure the sterilisation of the ouside of the joint, it is surely straining
at the gnat and swallowing the camel when we allow such things
as fruits, sweets, etc., above-mentioned, to be exhibited without any
form of protection.
Sale of Food and Drugs Act.
I am indebted to Dr. J. Tate, County Medical Officer, for the following report prepared by the Chief Officer of the Public Control Department, as to the samples purchased in this area during 1925.
| Article. | Taken | Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 231 | 4 |
| Milk, separated | 3 | — |
| Cream | 13 | 6 |
| Butter | 14 | — |
| Coffee | 4 | — |
| Cornflour | 2 | - |
| Cream of Tartar | 1 | - |
| Curry Powder | 4 | — |
| Fruit, dried | 1 | — |
| Jam | 2 | — |
| Iodine, Tincture of | 1 | — |
| Mustard | 1 | — |
| Spice, mixed | 1 | — |
| Tea | 2 | — |
| Tumeric | 1 | — |
| Whisky | 2 | — |
| White Precipitate Ointment | 1 | — |
| 284 | 10 |