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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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shops and on stalls and barrows standing or moving about the roadways
of a district.
I wish again to draw attention to the want of perspective in
the way in which meat is dealt with, and such things as figs, dates
sweets and biscuits, which are eaten raw, are exposed in open shop
fronts, barrows, and on street vendors' trays, on which horse dung
and other filth has blown, whereas meat is cooked before being eaten.
The time has come when legislation should be provided to insist
that all such foods should be kept inside, and if possible under cover.
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 1928.
| Article. | Taken. | Adulterated. | Remarks. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 194 | 1 | Informal sample. | |
| Cakes | 11 | — | ||
| Cream | 6 | — | ||
| Cake Mixture | 1 | — | ||
| Minced Beef | 1 | — | ||
| Meat | 6 | 1 | Vendor cautioned. | |
| Cream Pastry | 1 | — | ||
| Jam | 2 | — | ||
| Bacon | 2 | — | ||
| 224 | 2 | |||
UNSOUND FOOD, 1928.
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corned Beef | 6 | |||
| Fish | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Meat | 2 | 17 | 1 | 275/8 |
| Rabbits | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Vegetables | 4 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 235/8 |