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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
Lewisham 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949
| Date of hearing | Nature of offence | Fine | Costs | Remarks | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov. | Milk contained in dirty bottle delivered to a school. | Defendants pie on each of 3 | aded guilty summonses | ||||||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | ||||||
| 30 Nov. | Milk contained in dirty bottles (7) delivered to a school. | (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| (2) | 1 | 10 | 0 | - | |||||
| 1 | 10 | 0 | — | ||||||
Food warnings
In addition to legal proceedings authorised for contravention of
the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, etc., and Milk and Dairies Regulations,
1949, warning letters were sent in respect of the following matters,
where the evidence was not sufficient to warrant legal proceedings
being instituted:—
Adhesive tape in bread.
String in bread.
Milk contained in dirty bottle.
Cockroach in bread (2 cases).
Beetle in bread.
Foreign matter in bread.
Sausages containing preservative (notice not displayed as
required by Public Health (Preservatives) in Food
Regulations.
Cigarette end and tobacco in bun.
APPENDIX C
List of special reports submitted to the Public Health Committee
by the Medical Officer of Health during 1950:—
January 3 Icecream control.
March 28 Retirement of senior sanitary inspector, and consequent
suggested changes in the department.
June 6 Icecream control.
Pharmaceutical services.
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis.
Borough of Lewisham TB care committee and representation
on proposed divisional TB care committee.
Provision of dustbins.
Old people's welfare —grants to voluntary organisations.
October 3 Standards for licensing of slaughtermen.
October 31 Laundry facilities for the aged sick who remain at home.
November 28 Rodent control and fly control.