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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camden]
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TABLE 6 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The following prosecutions were undertaken during 1966 under the Food and Drugs Act and Regulations:-
| Offence | Result of proceedings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pines | Costs | |||||
| £. | s. | d | £. | s. | d | |
| (i) Food and Drugs Act 19S5 | ||||||
| Sale of buttered buns containing margarine | 10. | 0. | 0 | 5. | 5. | 0 |
| Sale of Horlicks containing disinfectant | 5. | 0. | 0 | 5. | 5. | 0 |
| Sale of milk not of quality demanded | 3. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 1. | 0 |
| Foreign matter in bottle of milk | 5. | 0. | 0 | 3. | 3. | 0 |
| Sale of bottle of lime juice containing fly | 1. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 1. | 0 |
| Sale of mouldy sausage roll | 3. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 1. | 0 |
| Sale of bottle of milk containing leaf | 2. | 0. | 0 | 2. | 2. | 0 |
| Sale of mouldy pork pie | 5. | 0. | 0 | 3. | 3. | 0 |
| Insect in soup | 20. | 0. | 0 | 2. | 12. | 6 |
| Sale of Yogurt containing piece of wood | 10. | 0. | 0 | 3. | 3. | 0 |
| Sale of mouldy pork pie | 15. | 0. | 0 | 3. | 3. | 0 |
| Sale of mouldy pies | 10. | 0. | 0 | 3. | 3. | 0 |
| Sale of mouldy sausage roll | 10. | 0. | 0 | 3. | 3. | 0 |
| Minestrone soup containing spider | 15. | 0. | 0 | 3. | 3. | 0 |
| Swiss roll containing mould | 15. | 0. | 0 | 3. | 3. | 0 |
| Sale of mouldy pork pie | 10. | 0. | 0 | 5. | 5. | 0 |
| Sale of sour and mouldy coffee walnut cakes | 10. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 1. | 0 |
| Delivered bottle of milk containing foreign matter | 20. | 0. | 0 | 6. | 10. | 6 |
| (ii) Food Hygiene (General) Regulations 1960 | ||||||
| Smoking near open food; dirty premises | 5. | 0. | 0 | 2. | 2. | 0 |
| Dirty and defective premises | 150. | 0. | 0 | 10. | 10. | 0 |
| Dirty and defective premises | 15. | 0. | 0 | 2. | 2. | 0 |
| Dirty and defective premises | 12. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 1. | 0 |
| Dirty and defective premises | 80. | 0. | 0 | 5. | 5. | 0 |
| Smoking near open food | 1. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 1. | 0 |
| Dirty and defective premises | 50. | 0. | 0 | 5. | 5. | 0 |
| Dirty and defective premises | 50. | 0. | 0 | 5. | 5. | 0 |
| Dirty and defective premises | 135. | 0. | 0 | 5. | 5. | 0 |
| Dirty and defective premises | 100. | 0. | 0 | 5. | 5. | 0 |
| Insanitary and dirty premises | 20. | 0. | 0 | 2. | 12. | 6 |
| Dirty and defective premises | 65. | 0. | 0 | 5. | 5. | 0 |
| Smoking whilst in charge of food trolley | 2. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 1. | 0 |
| Defective food premises | 5. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 1. | 0 |
| Defective food premises | 5. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 1. | 0 |
| Defective flooring, no sink or water supply for washing food and equipment | 20. | 0. | 0 | 3. | 3. | 0 |