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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
Camden 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camden]
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Table 10 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The following 35 prosecutions were undertaken during 1965 under the Food and Drugs Act and Regulations:-
| Offence | Result of proceedings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fines | Costs | |||||
| £. | s. | d | £. | s. | d | |
| (i) Food and Drugs Act, 1955 | ||||||
| Sale of pastry containing metal nail | 10. | 0. | 0 | |||
| Foreign body in bottle of milk | 15. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 0. | 0 |
| Sale of apple strudel not of substance demanded | 5. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 0. | 0 |
| Sale of macaroon tart not of substance demanded | 20. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 0. | 0 |
| Sale of mouldy loaf of bread | 20. | 0. | 0 | 13. | 10. | 0 |
| Sale of chicken leg unfit for human consumption | 25. | 0. | 0 | 4. | 0. | 0 |
| Sale of mouldy bread | 10. | 0. | 0 | 5. | 3. | 0 |
| Sale of mouldy cakes | 3. | 0. | 0 | 3. | 0. | 0 |
| Sale of mouldy pastry | 20. | 0. | 0 | 4. | 3. | 0 |
| Sale of mouldy steak and kidney pie | 15. | 0. | 0 | |||
| Sale of mouldy yogurt | 5. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 1. | 0 |
| Sale of mouldy apple pie | 5. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 1. | 0 |
| Sale of mouldy and rancid chocolate roll | 5. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 1. | 0 |
| Sale of ham containing maggots | 20. | 0. | 0 | 2. | 2. | 0 |
| Sale of chocolate flake containing maggots | 10. | 0. | 0 | 10. | 6 | |
| (ii) Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960 | ||||||
| Dirty and defective premises | 98. | 0. | 0 | 5. | 0. | 0 |
| Defective premises | 60. | 0. | 0 | 3. | 0. | 0 |
| Dirty premises and equipment | 15. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 0. | 0 |
| Smoking in food room | 5. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 0. | 0 |
| Defective premises | 10. | 0. | 0 | 2. | 0. | 0 |
| Risk of contamination of fish | 2. | 0. | 0 | 2. | 0. | 0 |
| Defective premises | 25. | 0. | 0 | 2. | 0. | 0 |
| Smoking in food room | 5. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 1. | 0 |
| Insufficient means of ventilation in kitchen | 5. | 0. | 0 | 2. | 2. | 0 |
| Defective premises | 24. | 0. | 0 | 8. | 8. | 0 |
| Dirty premises | 40. | 0. | 0 | 4. | 4. | 0 |
| Dirty and defective premises | 90. | 0. | 0 | 10. | 10. | 0 |
| Smoking in food room | 5. | 0. | 0 | 10. | 6 | |
| Smoking in food room | 5. | 0. | 0 | 10. | 6 | |
| Dirty and defective premises | 20. | 0. | 0 | 3. | 3. | 0 |
| Dirty and defective premises | 100. | 0. | 0 | 5. | 9. | 6 |
| Dirty and defective premises | 50. | 0. | 0 | 5. | 5. | 0 |
| Dirty and defective premises | 50. | 0. | 0 | 5. | 5. | 0 |
| Dirty and defective premises | 90. | 0. | 0 | 18. | 18. | 0 |
| Dirty and defective premises | 24. | 0. | 0 | 2. | 2. | 0 |