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Tottenham 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Legal Proceedings
Legal proceedings were taken in 3 cases in respect of contaminated
foods, namely:-
(1) Paper in Bread.
Defendants pleaded guilty and were fined £2.0.0. with £1.1.0.
costs.
(2) Ants in Sponge Cake.
Defendants pleaded guilty and were discharged absolutely
on the payment of £3.3.0. costs.
(3) Cockroach in Bread.
Defendants pleaded guilty and, in view of the fact that it
was a first offence, the justices granted an absolute discharge
on the payment of £2.2.0. costs.
Food Sampling v
The Public Control Department of the Middlesex County Council
has supplied the following information of food and drugs sampling
in the Borough during 1952:-
FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1938 - 1950
Lists of samples procured in the Borough of Tottenham during the year 1952
| Article | Total samples procured | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Milk (Various) | 172 | 3 |
| Beer | 1 | — |
| Cakes | 26 | — |
| Cheese | 1 | — |
| Cinnamon | 1 | - |
| Cooked Meats | 7 | - |
| Curry Powder | 1 | — |
| Drugs | 21 | 5 |
| Pish | 17 | - |
| Fish Paste | 1 | - |
| Flour | 1 | - |
| carried forward | 249 | 8 |