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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W.358 | Vinegar | Informal | Contained insects. | Vendors and manufacturers warned. |
W.385 | Bread | Informal | Discolouration, etc. | Warning letter to manufacturers. |
W.386 | Bread Rolls | Informal | Contained soiled dough. | Vendor prosecuted, fined £10 with £8 8s. costs. |
W.417 | Cream | Informal | Contained dark particles. | Warning letter to diary. |
W.412 | Currants | Informal | Infestation by weevils. | Warning letter to vendor. |
W.429 | Blackcurrant and Apple Pie | Informal | Label mentioned contents in incorrect order. | Manufacturer's attention drawn to error. |
W.410 | Sausages (beef) | Informal | Contained 47% meat. | Manufacturer's attention drawn to low meat content. |
W.454 | Bread | Informal | Contained soiled dough. | Baker prosecuted, fined £30 with £13 13s. costs. |
W.489 | Bread | Informal | Contained metal washer. | Baker prosecuted, fined £30 with £10 10s. costs. |
W.461 | Cake | Informal | Contained string like fibre. | Warning letter to manufacturers. |
W.476 | Dried Fruit Scrapings | Informal | Insect infestation (Mediterranean mill moth). | Warning letter to shop keeper. |
W.463 | Chicken and Veal Pie | Informal | Contained fly. | Manufacturer prosecuted, fined £18 with £3 3s. costs. |
W.462 | Beef Chipolatas | Informal | Contained glass fragment. | Source of fragment not ascertained. |
W.495 | Blackcurrant and Apple Pie | Informal | Label mentioned contents in incorrect order. | Manufacturer's attention drawn to matter. |
W.460 | Marmalade | Informal | Contained piece of woody stem. | No action. |
W.458 | Milk Chocolate | Informal | Made from partly skimmed milk. | Manufacturer's attention drawn to deficiency. |
W.501 | Sausages (beef) | Informal | Contained 49% meat. | Manufacturer's attention drawn to low meat content. |