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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
Chiswick 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chiswick]
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some years ago appointed the Chief Sanitary Inspector as an
Inspector under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, the work is for
the most part carried out by officers of the Middlesex County
Authority, the appointed adminstrative authority under the
Acts.
I am indebted to Mr. E. Robinson, Chief Officer, Public Control Department for the County, for the undermentioned particulars relative to samples taken in the Urban District of Chiswick during the year 1925 :—
| Article. | No. Taken. | No. Adulterated. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 199 | 6 | ||
| Milk, Separated | 1 | — | ||
| Cream | 4 | — | ||
| Almonds, Ground | 1 | — | ||
| Arrowroot | 2 | — | ||
| Cream Cheese | 1 | — | ||
| Fruit, Dried | 1 | — | ||
| Mustard | 1 | — | ||
| Prescription | 6 | 2 | ||
| Sweets | 2 | — | ||
| Vinegar | 6 | — | ||
| Whisky ... \ | 2 | |||
| Totals | 226 | 8 | ||