[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough] page 48

Fulham 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]

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No.	Nature of Complaint	Action taken
1	Foreign matter in pint bottle of milk.	Bottle opened when brought to Dept. Firm inspected bottle and offered comment. No further action.
2	Dirty pint milk bottle.	Prosecution 3/6/57. Fined £2 and 3 guineas costs.
3	Needle in slice of white loaf.,	No action. Insufficient evidence.
4	Mouldy Hostess cake.	Prosecution 28/5/57, Fined £5 and 1 guinea costs.
5	Part of insect in slice of rye loaf.	Referred to Stepney B. C. in whose area bakery was situate.
6	Mould on Chocolate Flavoured Roll.	Letter to Retailer.
7	Sour condition of jar of Strawberry Yoghourt sold after recommended date of use.	Letter to Producer/Retailers.
8	2 mouldy "small pies".	Prosecution 2/10/57. Absolute discharge, 4 guineas costs.
9	Insect in bottle of TT Milk,	Letter to Producers.
10	Mouldy toast supplied by Landlady,	Unfounded complaint,
11	Dirty milk bottle (cement like spots on inside bottom).	Interviewed Depot Manager.
12	Owner of Cafe serving bad meat for lunch.	Vienna Steak seized Legal proceedings 18/9/57. Fined £50 and 10 guineas costs.
13	Discoloured tinned meat with disagreeable odour.	Bacteriological and chemical examintion of contents of tins from stock, Negative result.
14	Metal cap in pint bottle of milk.	Letter to Producers-
15	Dirty milk bottle (½ pint).	Warning letter to producers.
16	Dirty milk bottle (1 pint).	Letter to Producers.
17	(1) Dirty milk bottle (1 pint) (2) Cracked milk bottle (1 pint)	Letter to Producers,
18	(1) Foreign matter (2) Funny taste in Orangeade	Public Analyst stated penicillium mould mycelium present Letter to Producer.
19	Nature of fungus being sold as mushrooms.	Fungus was Wood Mushroom. Letter to complainant.
20	Foreign matter in wrapped small White loaf	Parts of broken crust in substance Letter to complainant.
21	Foreign matter in unwrapped 1¾ lb. loaf.	Stock inspected. Producers informed.
22	Porage oats taste and smell of soap.	Stock inspected, Producers informed.
23	Mould on two pieces of veal ham and egg pie,	Prosecution 3/12/57. Fined £5 and 3 guineas costs.
24	Loaf contaminated by foreign matter.	Prosecution 11/3/57, Absolute discharge. 2 guineas costs awarded.