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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
Fulham 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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COMPLAINTS During 1952, 14 complaints (22 in 1951) were received from members of the public regarding foreign matter etc. in food, each of which was fully investigated and reported to the Public Health Committee. The following are details
| No: | Nature of Complaint | Action taken on recommendation of Public Health Committee |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metal bolt in Australian tin of spinach | Referred to Ministry of Food, importers of the spinach. |
| 2 | Brown streak in white loaf of bread. | No action. Certified by Public Analyst to be brown flour. |
| 3 | Wood on bottom of loaf. | Bakers warned by letter |
| Dirty milk bottle. | Purveyors warned by letter | |
| 5 | Brick dust in loaf | Bakers warned by letter |
| 6 | Loaf wet and dirty | Bakers warned by letter |
| 7 | "Tizer" possessed flavour of carbolic | Manufacturers warned by letter |
| 8 | Mouldy meat pie | Manufacturers and retailer warned by letter |
| 9 | Hair in cake | No action. Certified by Public Analyst to be fibre from sack |
| 10 | Mouldy cut loaf | No action |
| 11 | Foreign matter in sausages | No action. Certified after laboratory tests to be derived from beef. |
| 12 | Slug in bottle of milk | Purveyors warned by letter |
| 13 | Insect in tinned beans | Packers warned by letter |
| 14 | Bandage in loaf of bread | Bakers warned by letter. |