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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
Mitcham 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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4. Rent and Mortgage Interest Restriction (Amendment)
Act, 1933, Section 12.
Number of certificates issued to occupiers that
houses were not in a reasonable state of repair 10
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938
| Thirty-eight formal samples were taken as follows:— | |||
| Milk | 87 | Cake Mixture | 1 |
| Gelatine | 1 | Aspirin | 1 |
| Ice Cream | 1 | Spice | 1 |
| Lemon flavouring | 1 | Junket | 1 |
| Ginger | 1 | Vegetables, tinned | 1 |
| Honey | 1 | Street & Kidney Pud ding | 1 |
| Cocoa | 3 | ||
| Salad Dressing | 1 | Milk | 1 |
| Fish and meat paste | 2 | Stomach powder | 3 |
| Cake Mixture | 4 | Flour | 1 |
| Jam | 3 | Custard powder | 1 |
| Syrup of Figs | 1 | Malted milk | 2 |
| Grape fruit squash | 1 | Baking powder | 4 |
| Soup | 2 | Curry powder | 1 |
All samples were genuine with the exception of one informal
milk sample. A further sample taken in course of delivery was
found to be genuine. Two warning letters were sent re foods not
properly labelled.
Four hundred and thirteen butterfat samples were submitted
to the Public Analyst for the Ministry of Food.
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATION) ORDER, 1936
During the year the Council granted the following number of
licences under the above named Order:—
Tuberculin Tested 7