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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
Bexley 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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Legal Proceedings.
(1) Sausages—Unfit for human consumption. Fined £10
plus £2 2s. 0d. costs.
(2) Sausage Rolls—Unfit for human consumption. Fined
£10 plus £2 2s. 0d. costs.
(3) Pork Pie—Unfit for human consumption. Fined £10
plus £2 2s. 0d. Advocates fee, plus 10s. 0d. witness
expenses.
(4) Apple Pie—Unfit for human consumption. Fined £10
plus £3 3s. 0d. costs.
(5) Meat Pie—Unfit for human consumption. Fined £10
plus £2 2s. 0d. costs.
(6) Bread—Foreign Matter in bread. Fined £10 10s. 0d.
plus £3 3s. 0d. Advocates fee.
(7) Cream Buns—Not "cream." Fined £10 plus £2 2s. 0d.
costs.
(d) Food Shops and Food Manufacturing Premises.
The classification of the various food shops and food manufacturing premises in the Borough is as follows:—
| Butchers | 48 |
| Cafes and Restaurants | 27 |
| Greengrocers | 46 |
| Sweet Shops | 65 |
| General Provision | 82 |
| Bakers and Confectioners | 25 |
| Wet and Fried Fish Shops | 23 |
| Public Houses | 42 |
| 358 |