Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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Mouldy loaf—manufacturers fined £10 with £5 5s. costs.
Black particles in bread rolls—manufacturers fined £10 with £8 8s. costs.
Glass in bottled milk—bottlers fined £15 with £10 10s. costs.
Oil, etc., in bread—manufacturers fined £30 with £13 13s. costs.
Meat pie containing fly—manufacturers fined £10 with £3 3s. costs.
Mouldy pork pie—retailer fined £20 with £5 5s. costs.
Metal washer in loaf—manufacturers fined £30 with £10 10s. costs.
ARTICLE | Number Examined | Number Unsatisfactory | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | |
Almonds, Ground | - | 2 | - | – |
Almond Oil | — | — | — | |
Baker's Confectionery and Pastries | — | 8 | — | 4 |
Baking Yeast | — | 1 | — | — |
Beef Suet | 3 | — | — | — |
Beetroot (pickled) | — | — | — | |
Beverages | 4 | 6 | — | — |
Biscuits | 1 | 4 | — | 2 |
Bread | — | 7 | — | 7 |
Butter and Butter Products | 6 | 8 | — | — |
Cake Mixtures | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Cereals | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Cheese Products | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Chocolate | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Coconut (desiccated) | 1 | — | — | |
Condiments, Herbs and Spices | 4 | 7 | — | 1 |
Cooking Oils | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Cornflour | 1 | — | — | — |
Cream | — | 3 | — | 1 |
Custard Powder | — | 1 | — | — |
Drugs, Emollients and Linctus | 6 | 7 | — | — |
Drinks (soft) | 1 | 4 | — | — |
Fish Products | 1 | 4 | — | — |
Flour | 4 | 3 | — | — |
Flavourings | — | 3 | — | — |
Fruit (dried and tinned) | 10 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
Gelatine | — | 1 | — | — |
Honey | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Jams and Preserves | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
Jellies | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Lemon Juice | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Marzipan | — | 4 | — | — |
Meat Products | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
Milk and Milk Products | 19 | — | 3 | |
Pulses | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Sauces | 3 | 2 | — | — |